Volvarina bullula | |
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Drawing of a shell of Volvarina bullula | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
Genus: | Volvarina |
Species: | V. bullula |
Binomial name | |
Volvarina bullula (Reeve, 1865) |
Volvarina bullula, common name the little bubble marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description
The shell is cylindrically oblong, transparent-white and glassy. The spire is obtusely conical. The outer lip is flexuous. The columella is four-plaited.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Borneo, Indonesia.
References
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina bullula (Reeve, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474017 on 2023-08-23
- Reeve, L. A. (1864-1865). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15, pls 1-27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
Taxon identifiers | |
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Volvarina bullula |
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