Volvarina adrianadiae

Volvarina adrianadiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. adrianadiae
Binomial name
	Volvarina adrianadiae; Cossignani, 2006

Volvarina adrianadiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, Neogastropoda, the margin snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm. Is believed to be carnivorous and most likely predatory but no known reports.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Colombia in the Western Atlantic. Discovered by Marginellinae J. Fleming, 1828. Lives in 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C).^{[citation needed]}

Taxonomy

Animalia (Kingdom)
Mollusca (Phylum)
Gastropoda (Class)
Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
Neogastropoda (Order)
Volutoidea (Superfamily)
Marginellidae (Family)
Marginellinae (Subfamily)
Volvarina (Genus)

References

↑ Cossignani. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 50 (1) : 15–17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
↑ Volvarina adrianadiae Cossignani, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
↑ Zoological Society of London.; London, Zoological Society of; London, Zoological Society of (1844). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. pt.12-15 (1844-1847). London: Academic Press, [etc.]
↑ "Volvarina sp. Sea Snail". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

Minior D. (2020). Description of Hyalina cunhai, a new species of Marginellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern seaboard of Brazil. The Festivus. 52(3): 218–223.

External links

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[1] Cossignani. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 50 (1) : 15–17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Volvarina adrianadiae Cossignani, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

[3] Zoological Society of London.; London, Zoological Society of; London, Zoological Society of (1844). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. pt.12-15 (1844-1847). London: Academic Press, [etc.]

[4] "Volvarina sp. Sea Snail". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 2 August 2024.