Volvarina bouryi explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

This is a very small and narrow shell, coniform or subcylindrical. The very short spire consists of subulate whorls, separated by indistinct sutures. The body whorl is very large, olivoid and attenuated in front. The aperture is narrowed in the middle by the contraction of the outer lip which folds up a little inside, although it is not very thick. The columella contains four folds.^[2]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Paris Basin, France.

References

• Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina bouryi (Cossmann, 1889) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571520 on 2023-09-02
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5502754 Cossmann M. (1889). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique. 24: 3-381, pl. 1-12