Volvarina micros

Volvarina micros
	Shell of Volvarina micros (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. micros
Binomial name
	Volvarina micros; (Bavay, 1922)
Synonyms
	Marginella (Volvaria) micros Bavay, 1922 (basionym)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.4 mm, its diameter 0.8 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is exceedingly small, thin, and translucent, featuring an obtuse spire. The body whorl effectively forms the entire shell; it is inflated toward the bottom and becomes contracted at the base. The aperture is dilated inferiorly, while the left margin is triplicated below with weak, nearly straight folds that are barely conspicuous. The right lip is smooth and is slightly flexed inward.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia; also in the Red Sea.

References

↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina micros (Bavay, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474051 on 2023-09-10
↑ Bavay, A. (1922). Coquilles des sables littoraux marins. Journal de Conchyliologie. 67: 57–66. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.

[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina micros (Bavay, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474051 on 2023-09-10

[2] Bavay, A. (1922). Coquilles des sables littoraux marins. Journal de Conchyliologie. 67: 57–66. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.