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

Volvarina elliptica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. elliptica
Binomial name
Volvarina elliptica
(Redfield, 1870)
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginella elliptica Redfield, 1870 (original combination)
  • Volutella elongata Pease, 1868
  • Volvarina elongata (Pease, 1868) ·

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

(Described as Volutella elongata) The elongate shell is somewhat cylindrical and smooth. The shell is white, faintly banded with yellowish. The spire is very short. The outer lip is slightly thickened externally and involute. The aperture is narrow, linear and slightly expanded at base. The columella is four-plaited, laminately callous at the base. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Tabuaeran, Kiribati, Central Pacific Ocean.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina elliptica (Redfield, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474028 on 2023-09-05
  2. ^ Pease, W. H. (1868). Description of sixty-five new species of marine Gastropodae, inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology. 3(4): 271-297, pls 23-24.
  • Wakefield A. & McCleery T. 2004. The genus Volvarina (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) in Polynesia. Novapex 5(4): 131-138
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
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