Volvarina arabica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1] It is a benthic species typically found in depths 4 to 25 meters.[1]
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| Shell of Volvarina arabica (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. arabica
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| Volvarina arabica Boyer, 2015
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 16.5 mm, its diameter 7.9 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Mazeira Island, an island off the east coast Oman in the Arabian Sea.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina arabica Boyer, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828514 on 2023-08-29
External links
edit- Boyer F. (2015). Sur quelques Volvarina (Marginellidae) de l'Océan Indien occidental. Xenophora Taxonomy. 6: 19-31
- Volvarina arabica. Boyer, 2015
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