Volvarina fanabeensis
| Volvarina fanabeensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. fanabeensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina fanabeensis Espinosa, Ortea & Pérez-Dionis, 2014
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Volvarina fanabeensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Description
Volvarina fanabeensis is a small, slender marine gastropod in the family Marginellidae. The shell is smooth, glossy, and elongated, reaching about 8.2 mm in length and 2.87 mm in width. It has a subcylindrical shape with a slightly convex left side and nearly straight right side.
The spire is extended and blunt, consisting of four whorls, with the last whorl making up approximately two-thirds of the total shell length. The aperture is long and narrow, widening slightly at the front near the four columellar folds, the anterior two being more prominent. The outer lip is thin and inserted below the suture of the previous whorl.
The shell has a pale, translucent pinkish-white color that is nearly uniform. This species is distinguished from others in the Volvarina roberti complex by its particularly narrow and elongated form[2].
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina fanabeensis Espinosa, Ortea & Pérez-Dionis, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828381 on 2023-09-04
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Volvarina fanabeensis Espinosa, Ortea & Pérez-Dionis, 2014". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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