Volvarina sofiae
Species of gastropod
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Volvarina sofiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]
| Volvarina sofiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. sofiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina sofiae Ortea & Espinosa, 1998[1] | |
It is named after Queen Sofía of Spain, to honor the first visit of Spanish monarchs to Cuba, which happened in 1999.[1]
Distribution
This species is known only from specimens collected in Jardines del Rey archipelago, Cuba.[1]
