Microvoluta marginata

Microvoluta marginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Microvoluta
Species:
M. marginata
Binomial name
Microvoluta marginata
(Hutton, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Microvoluta cuvierensis Finlay, 1930
  • Turricula lincta Hutton, 1885
  • Turricula marginata Hutton, 1885
  • Vulpecula (Pusia) biconica R. Murdoch & Suter, 1906
  • Vulpecula biconica Murdoch & Suter, 1906
  • Vulpecula marginata (Hutton, 1885)

Microvoluta marginata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres.

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

It is only known to occur in Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands, North Island, Stewart Island, Southern South Island and Mernoo bank in the country of New Zealand.

Anatomy

Their anatomy is noted to be the height of 8 mm and the width of 3.5 mm.

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, B.; Kantor, Y. (2015). Microvoluta marginata (Hutton, 1885). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450654 Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine on 2016-07-03
  2. ↑ "Marine Regions · Mernoo Bank (Bank)". www.marineregions.org. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  3. ↑ "NZ Mollusca - Microvoluta marginata". mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  4. ↑ "NZ Mollusca - Microvoluta marginata". mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-09-25.

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