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Volvarina obscura

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Volvarina obscura
Drawing of a shell of Volvarina obscura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. obscura
Binomial name
Volvarina obscura
Reeve, 1865
Synonyms[1]

Marginella obscura Reeve, 1865

Volvarina obscura, common name the obscure marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Description

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The shell is cylindncally oblong, reddish-white and shining. The spire is small. The outer lip is rather thick, faintly spotted with red and flexuous. The columella is four-plaited.

There is only a faint indication of colour in this species.[2]

Distribution

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References

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  1. ^ a b Volvarina obscura Reeve, 1865. WoRMS (2010). Volvarina obscura (Reeve, 1865). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474057 on 8 September 2010 .
  2. ^ Reeve, L. A. (1864-1865). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15, pls 1-27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
  • Boyer F. (2015). Sur quelques Volvarina (Marginellidae) de l'Océan Indien occidental. Xenophora Taxonomy. 6: 19-31