Volvarina mitrella

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Volvarina mitrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. mitrella
Binomial name
Volvarina mitrella
(Risso, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Hyalina secalina (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
  • Marginella (Volvarina) nitida Hinds, 1844
  • Marginella calameli Jousseaume, 1872
  • Marginella inflexa G. B. Sowerby II, 1846
  • Marginella nitida Hinds, 1844
  • Marginella secalina R. A. Philippi, 1844 junior subjective synonym
  • Marginella secalina var. bizonata Weinkauff, 1880
  • Voluta mitrella Risso, 1826 (original combination)
  • Voluta quadriplicata Risso, 1826
  • Volvarina mitrella var. curta Monterosato, 1884
  • Volvarina quadriplicata (Risso, 1826) ·
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Description

The length of the shell attains 99 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy, Malta, Morocco, Algeria and Greece.

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