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Volvarina occidua

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Volvarina occidua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. occidua
Binomial name
Volvarina occidua
(Cotton, 1944)
Synonyms[1]

Marginella occidua Cotton, 1944 (original combination)

Volvarina occidua, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina occidua (Cotton, 1944). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474058 on 2023-09-12
  • Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
  • Hewish, D.R. & Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. 1991. Mollusc type specimens in the South Australian Museum. 4. Gastropoda: Marginellidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 25(1): 57-70
  • Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas. Florida : The Shell Store Vol. 1. [
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
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