Volvarina porcellana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae.[1]
| Volvarina porcellana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. porcellana
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
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Description
editThe shell size is up to 15 mm
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Distribution
editThis species is found off Argentina and the South Orkneys.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Volvarina porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714135 on 14 December 2019
- Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp
External links
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