Volvarina avenella

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

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]
  • Marginella avenella Dall, 1881 (basionym)
  • Prunum avenella (Dall, 1881)

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. Volvarina avenella (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2012.
  2. Felder, Darryl L & Sylvia A. Earle. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. Corpus Christi, TX: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 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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