Volvarina martinezae
| Volvarina martinezae | |
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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. martinezae
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina martinezae Espinosa, Soto [Vázquez] & Ortea, 2022
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Volvarina martinezae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 4.2 mm. It has a cylindrical shape, and the spire is low or sometimes slightly elevated.
Their functional type is benthos.[1]
Their feeding type is predatory.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Cuba in the Caribbean Sea.
Etymology
The specific name, martinezae, is in honour of the Cuban marine zoologist Nereida Martinez Estalella.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina martinezae Espinosa, Soto [Vázquez] & Ortea, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1666136 on 2023-08-29
- ^ Espinosa, J.; Soto (Vázquez), M.; Ortea, J. (2022). "Revisión de la colección malacológica del Acuario Nacional de Cuba, con la descripción de tres nuevas especies del género Volvarina Hinds, 1844 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la región occidental de Cuba" (PDF). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 34: 109.
External links
- Espinosa, J.; Soto (Vázquez), M.; Ortea, J. (2022). "Revisión de la colección malacológica del Acuario Nacional de Cuba, con la descripción de tres nuevas especies del género Volvarina Hinds, 1844 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la región occidental de Cuba" (PDF). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 34: 107–122.