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

Volvarina kilwaensis
Shell of Volvarina kilwaensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. bifurcata
Binomial name
Volvarina bifurcata
Boyer, 2015

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina kilwaensis Boyer, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828513 on 2023-08-29
  • Boyer F. (2015). Le groupe Volvarina angustata (Sowerby, 1846) dans l'Océan Indien septentrional. Xenophora Taxonomy. 7: 35–47.