Volvarina attenuata

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

Volvarina attenuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Marginellidae
Subfamily:
Marginellinae
Genus:
Volvarina
Species:
V. attenuata
Binomial name
Volvarina attenuata
(Reeve, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginella attenuata Reeve, 1865
  • Marginella parvula Locard, 1897 (dubious synonym; preoccupied by Marginella (Volvarina) parvula Sacco, 1890)
  • Marginella parvula var. elongata Locard, 1897 (dubious synonym; preoccupied by Marginella elongata Bellardi & Michelotti, 1841)
  • Marginella paxillas Paetel, 1883
  • Marginella paxillus Reeve, 1865
  • Prunum attenuatum (Reeve, 1865)
  • Volvarina paxillus (Reeve, 1865)

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Gofas, S. (2014). Volvarina attenuata (Reeve, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474012 on 2014-12-10
  • Gofas S. (1989). Le genre Volvarina (Marginellidae) dans la Méditerranée et l'Atlantique du Nord-Est. Bollettino Malacologico 25: 159–182, 25 fig page(s): 168-169


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