Volvarina micros
Species of gastropod
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Volvarina micros is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
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| Volvarina micros | |
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| Shell of Volvarina micros (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. micros |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina micros (Bavay, 1922) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Marginella (Volvaria) micros Bavay, 1922 (basionym) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia; also in the Red Sea.