| Volvarina martinezae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. martinezae |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina martinezae Espinosa, Soto [Vázquez] & Ortea, 2022 | |
Volvarina martinezae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
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The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm, its diameter is 4.2 mm. It has a cylindrical shape, and the spire is low or sometimes slightly elevated.
Their functional type is benthos.
Their feeding type is predatory.
This marine species occurs off Cuba in the Caribbean Sea.
The specific name, martinezae, is in honour of the Cuban marine zoologist Nereida Martinez Estalella.