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Volvarina zonata

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Volvarina zonata
Shell of Volvarina zonata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. zonata
Binomial name
Volvarina zonata
(Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms

Marginella zonata Kiener, 1841 (original combination)

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

Subspecies, forma, variety
  • Volvarina zonata f. bilineata (Krauss, 1848)
  • Volvarina zonata f. cleo Bartsch, 1915: synonym of Volvarina zonata f. bilineata (Krauss, 1848)
  • Volvarina zonata var. kraussi (W. H. Turton, 1932) (taxon inquirendum)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ Volvarina zonata. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
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