Volvarina albescens

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Volvarina albescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. albescens
Binomial name
Volvarina albescens
(Hutton, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haloginella albescens (Hutton, 1873)
  • Marginella albescens Hutton, 1873 (basionym)
  • Serrata albescens (Hutton, 1873)

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

The shell reaches a length of 5 millimetres (0.20 in) and a diameter of 2.5 millimetres (0.10 in). The shell is small, oval and translucent. The aperture is narrow. The columella shows four plaits. The shell is white with indications of two yellow bands.[2]

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