Volvarina martinezae

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Volvarina martinezae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. martinezae
Binomial name
Volvarina martinezae
Espinosa, Soto [Vázquez] & Ortea, 2022

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

The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 4.2 mm. It has a cylindrical shape, and the spire is low or sometimes slightly elevated.

Their functional type is benthos.[1]

Their feeding type is predatory.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba in the Caribbean Sea.

Etymology

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