Volvarina exilis explained

Volvarina exilis, common name the three-belted marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

The shell is conically cylindrical, opaque-white and shining. It is encircled with three orange-brown bands. The spire is small. The whorls are rather swollen at the upper part and attenuated at the lower. The outer lip is moderately flexuous. The columella is four-plaited.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Morocco.

References

• Fabricius, O. (1826). Fortsaettelse of nye zoologiske bidrag. 6. Nogle lidet bekjendte og tildeels nye Flad-Orme (Planariae). Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger. Ser. 4(2): 16-35/ With three plates.
• 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

External links

• Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
• Jousseaume F. (1875). Coquilles de la famille des marginelles. Monographie. Revue et Magazin de Zoologie. ser. 3, 3: 164-271; 429-435
• Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Description of new species of Marginella. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1846: 95-97

Notes and References

1. 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