Volvarina corusca explained

Volvarina corusca, common name the glistening marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.^[1]

Description

The shell is ovate and slightly attenuated towards the base. It is transparent horny, livid and very faintly two-banded with red. The spire is obtuse. The outer lip is varicosely thickened. The columella is four-plaited.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Singapore.

References

• Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
• Boyer F. (2015). Sur quelques Volvarina (Marginellidae) de l'Océan Indien occidental. Xenophora Taxonomy. 6: 19-31

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina corusca (Reeve, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474021 on 2023-08-23
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972445 Reeve, L. A. (1864-1865). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15, pls 1-27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London