Volvarina avenella
| Volvarina avenella | |
|---|---|
| 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. avenella |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina avenella (Dall, 1881) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Volvarina avenella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Description
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Distribution
V. avenella can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from the Florida Keys to Cuba.[2]
References
- 1 2 Volvarina avenella (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2012.
- ↑ Felder, Darryl L & Sylvia A. Earle. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. Corpus Christi, TX: Texas A&M University-Corpus Cristi Press, 2009. 659.
- Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
- G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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