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Volvarina jimcordyi

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Volvarina jimcordyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. jimcordyi
Binomial name
Volvarina jimcordyi
Cossignani, 2007[1]

Volvarina jimcordyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Description

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Shell is very small, usually under 10mm in length, with dark amber-brown coloring. Shell is translucent. Adult shells have a thickened outer lip margin. Aperture is wider at the base (anterior-end) & spire is low.[citation needed]

Distribution

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Central Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

References

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  • Cossignani T. (2007). Una nuova Volvarina dalle Bahamas. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 56: 12-13