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

Volvarina affinis
Drawing of a shell of Volvarina affinis
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. affinis
Binomial name
Volvarina affinis
(Reeve, 1865)
Synonyms[1]

Marginella affinis Reeve, 1865 ·

Description

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The shell is cylindrical, rounded at each end, transparent-white and rather solid. The spire is small. The outer lip is flexuous. The columella is four-plaited.[2]

Distribution

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References

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  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
  • 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.