Volvarina adrianadiae

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Volvarina adrianadiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. adrianadiae
Binomial name
Volvarina adrianadiae
Cossignani, 2006[1]

Volvarina adrianadiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, Neogastropoda, the margin snails.[2]

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.[3] Is believed to be carnivorous and most likely predatory but no known reports.[4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Colombia in the Western Atlantic. Discovered by Marginellinae J. Fleming, 1828. Lives in 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C).[citation needed]

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