Volvarina artemisae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina artemisae | |
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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. artemisae
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina artemisae Espinosa & Ortea, 2013
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 5.3 mm, its diameter 2.4mm. The shell itself is smooth and shiny. It is long and subcylindrical, with a slightly convex left side. The shape includes about 3 turns, with the last turn taking up around 80% of the shells length. The opening to the shell is long and narrow, with a wide, thick lip. The shell's colouring is a dark orange-brown, with three white bands[2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Cuba in the Caribbean Sea.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina artemisae Espinosa & Ortea, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744455 on 2023-08-26Volvarina albolineata (d’Orbigny, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ Caballer, Manuel; Espinosa, José; Ortea, Jesús; Narciso, Samuel (April 2013). "Nuevas especies de la familia Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea) de Venezuela". Revista de biología marina y oceanografía. 48 (1): 115–129. doi:10.4067/s0718-19572013000100010. ISSN 0718-1957.
External links
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