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Volvarina oblongata

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Volvarina oblongata
Shell of Volvarina oblongata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. oblongata
Binomial name
Volvarina oblongata
(Sacco, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Hyalina (Volvarina) oblongata Glibert, 1960
  • Marginella (Volvarina) oblongata Sacco, 1890 (basionym)
  • Marginella oblongata Sacco, 1890

Volvarina oblongata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in Piedmont, Italy.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina oblongata (Sacco, 1890) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=868306 on 2023-09-12
  • Cossmann (M.), 1899 - Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée. livraison 3, p. 1-201
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