Volvarina tessae
| Volvarina tessae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. tessae
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina tessae Cossignani, 2007[1]
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Volvarina tessae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2] It was first described by Italian malacologist Tommaso Cossignani in Malacologia No. 54, published in February 2007. The species was discovered off the coast of Santos, São Paulo State, Brazil. The holotype, measuring 7.59 mm in length, is preserved at the Museo Malacologico Piceno in Cupra Marittima, Italy. [3]
Description
The shell of Volvarina tessae is small, slender, and smooth, reaching an estimated length of around 10 mm. The holotype, measuring 7.59 mm, exemplifies the species' glossy, elongated, and ovate shape, characteristic of the margin snails[3].
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Brazil
References
- ^ Cossignani (2007). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 54 (1) : 14–15. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Volvarina tessae Cossignani, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ a b Cossignani, Tiziano (February 2007). "Volvarina tessae sp. n." Malacologia. 54 – via Malacologia (website).
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