Volvarina philippinarum
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| Volvarina philippinarum | |
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| Shell of Volvarina philippinarum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. philippinarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina philippinarum (Redfield, 1848) | |
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Volvarina philippinarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1] When first described by Redfield in 1848, it was mistakenly labelled as a Marginella species.[2]
The length of the shell attains 15 mm length and 7mm width. The shell itself is cylindric and a polished yellow-white, with three bands of darker yellow. The spine of the shell is short, and has 4 whorls. The suture is inconspicuous.[2]
