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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. |
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> |
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* [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] |
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* [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] |
* [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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. abbreviata
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| Volvarina abbreviata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
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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
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