Volvarina monilis
Species of gastropod
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Volvarina monilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina monilis | |
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| Apertural view of Volvarina monilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. monilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina monilis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
The shell is ivory-white. The columella is four-plaited; above the plaits are additional denticulations.
The African tribes form necklaces of these shells. For the purpose of stringing them a hole is made through the upper part of the body-whorl, apparently by rubbing.[2]
