Volvarina abbreviata: Difference between revisions

Volvarina abbreviata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. abbreviata
Binomial name
	Volvarina abbreviata; (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Synonyms
	Hyalina lactea (Kiener, 1841); Marginella abbreviata C.B. Adams, 1850; Marginella abreviata Petit, 1851; Marginella bella auct.; Marginella lactea Kiener, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Marginella lactea Swainson, 1840); Volvarina lactea Kiener, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Marginella lactea Swainson, 1840); Prunum abbreviatum (C.B. Adams, 1850); Volvarina lactea (Kiener, 1841) ·;

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

Description

The shell is oblong, but much contracted anteriorly. The shell is white, smooth and shining. The spire is very short. The apex is rather obtuse. The shell contains about 3⅓ whorls. The outer lip is incurved and contracting the aperture. The varix produces a little way on the spire. The columella with shows four plaits of which the upper one is small.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Aruba, Caribbean Sea.

References

^ ^a ^b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina abbreviata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420168 on 2023-08-21
^ Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology. vol. 1: 56-68

Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

Kiener L.C. (1834-1841). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles. Vol. 3. Famille des Columellaires. Genres Mitre (Mitra), Lamarck, pp. 1-120, pl. 1-34

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina abbreviata (C. B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420168 on 2023-08-21

[2] Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology. vol. 1: 56-68

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+| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.80128 - Volvarina abbreviata (Adams, 1850) - Marginellidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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 | synonyms =
 * ''Hyalina lactea'' <small>(Kiener, 1841)</small>
-* ''Marginella abbreviata'' <small>C.B. adams, 1850</small>
+* ''Marginella abbreviata'' <small>C.B. Adams, 1850</small>
 * ''Marginella abreviata'' <small>Petit, 1851</small>
 * ''Marginella bella'' auct.
+* ''Marginella lactea'' <small>Kiener, 1841</small> (invalid: junior homonym of ''Marginella lactea'' <small>Swainson, 1840</small>)
 * ''Volvarina lactea'' <small>Kiener, 1841</small> (invalid: junior homonym of ''Marginella lactea'' <small>Swainson, 1840</small>)
 * ''Prunum abbreviatum'' <small>(C.B. Adams, 1850)</small>
-* ''Volvarina abbreviata'' <small>(Kiener, 1841)</small> · unaccepted (non <small>Swainson, 1840</small>)
+* ''Volvarina lactea'' <small>(Kiener, 1841)</small> ·
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 ==Description==
+The shell is oblong, but much contracted anteriorly. The shell is white, smooth and shining. The [[Spire (mollusc)|spire]] is very short. The [[Apex (mollusc)|apex]] is rather obtuse. The shell contains about 3⅓ [[Whorl (mollusc)|whorl]]s. The outer [[Lip (gastropod)|lip]] is incurved and contracting the [[Aperture (mollusc)|aperture]]. The [[Varix (mollusc)|varix]] produces a little way on the spire. The [[Columella (gastropod)|columella]] with shows four plaits of which the upper one is small.<ref>[https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796470 Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology. vol. 1: 56-68]</ref>
-{{Empty section|date=April 2010}}
 ==Distribution==
+This marine species occurs off [[Aruba]], Caribbean Sea.
-{{Empty section|date=April 2010}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+* Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
 * Cossignani T. (2006). ''Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World''. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
+* Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
+==External links==
+* [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87624 Kiener L.C. (1834-1841). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles. Vol. 3. Famille des Columellaires. Genres Mitre (Mitra), Lamarck, pp. 1-120, pl. 1-34]
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