Volvarina mendoncae
Species of gastropod
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Volvarina mendoncae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
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| Volvarina mendoncae | |
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| Shell of Volvarina mendoncae (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. mendoncae |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina mendoncae Ortea, 2014 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.021 mm, its diameter 2.51 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea.
