Volvarina compressa
Species of gastropod
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Volvarina compressa, common name the compressed marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina compressa | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Volvarina compressa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. compressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina compressa (Reeve, 1865) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Marginella compressa Reeve, 1865 · | |
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Borneo, Indonesia.
