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

Volvarina pupa
Shell of Volvarina pupa (lectotype 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. pupa
Binomial name
Volvarina pupa
(Bavay, 1922)
Synonyms

Marginella pupa Bavay, 1922 (basionym)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm, its diameter 1.4 mm.

(Original description in French) The small and fragile shell has an ovoid shape. It is very elongated. The color is dirty white. The whorls are obtuse and conoidal. The body whorl is large and almost cylindrical. The vertical aperture is quite wide. It is dilated towards the base and has four approximately equal columellar folds occupying the lower third of the inner lip. The outer lip is simple and a little thickened in its middle part.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina pupa (Bavay, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474070 on 2023-09-14
  2. ^ Bavay, A. (1922). Marginelles nouvelles de la collection Jousseaume. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 28: 76-81
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.