Volvarina incommoda
Species of gastropod
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Volvarina incommoda is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina incommoda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | †V. incommoda |
| Binomial name | |
| †Volvarina incommoda Ludbrook, 1958 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.3 mm, its diameter 3.3 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in the Pliocene strata in South Australia.
