Volvarina adrianadiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, Neogastropoda, the margin snails.[2]
| Volvarina adrianadiae | |
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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. adrianadiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina adrianadiae Cossignani, 2006[1]
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 6.5 mm.[3] Is believed to be carnivorous and most likely predatory but no known reports.[4]
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Colombia in the Western Atlantic. Discovered by Marginellinae J. Fleming, 1828. Lives in 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C).
Taxonomy
edit- Animalia (Kingdom)
- Mollusca (Phylum)
- Gastropoda (Class)
- Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
- Neogastropoda (Order)
- Volutoidea (Superfamily)
- Marginellidae (Family)
- Marginellinae (Subfamily)
- Volvarina (Genus)
References
edit- ^ Cossignani. 2006. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale, 50 (1) : 15–17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Volvarina adrianadiae Cossignani, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ Zoological Society of London.; London, Zoological Society of; London, Zoological Society of (1844). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. pt.12-15 (1844-1847). London: Academic Press, [etc.]
- ^ "Volvarina sp. Sea Snail". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- Minior D. (2020). Description of Hyalina cunhai, a new species of Marginellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern seaboard of Brazil. The Festivus. 52(3): 218-223.
External links
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