Volvarina exilis

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

Volvarina exilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Marginellidae
Subfamily:
Marginellinae
Genus:
Volvarina
Species:
V. exilis
Binomial name
Volvarina exilis
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginella triticea Lamarck, 1822
  • Prunum exile (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Voluta exilis Gmelin, 1791 (basionym)
  • Volvarina fusca G.B. Sowerby II, 1846
  • Volvarina rufescens Reeve, 1865
  • Volvarina simeri Jousseaume, 1875
  • Volvarina tribalteata Reeve, 1865

References
  1. Volvarina exilis(Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 September 2010.

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