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

Volvarina rubella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. rubella
Binomial name
Volvarina rubella
(C. B. Adams, 1845)
Synonyms[1]

Marginella rubella C. B. Adams, 1845 ·

Subspecies
  • Volvarina rubella navicella (Reeve, 1865): synonym of Volvarina taeniata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1846)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11.2 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The thin shell is elongated and shows three red bands. The shell contains four whorls. The spire has a crystalline shine. The white inner lip contains four plaits. The aperture becomes narrower above. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Jamaica, Caribbean Sea; also off the Cape Verde

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina rubella (C. B. Adams, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474072 on 2023-09-14
  2. ^ Adams, C. B. (1845). Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 1-17
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.
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