Volvarina

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Volvarina
The shell of a Volvarina species
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
cladeHypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Hinds, 1844
Type species
Marginella nitida Hinds, R.B., 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Haloginella Laseron, 1957
  • Marginella (Haloginella) Laseron, 1957
  • Marginella (Volvaria) Lamarck, 1801
  • Marginella (Volvarina) Hinds, 1844
  • Volvaria Jousseaume, 1875
  • Volvoria Jousseaume, 1875

Volvarina is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells.[1]

The difference between the genera Volvarina and Prunum is not clearly delineated and is based on morphological differences in the shells. Larger species with a strong callus are classified under Prunum, while the slender species with a thin callus are classified under Volvarina. Many species with characteristics that fall between the two extremes are ambiguous. Until at least 2010 there was no phylogenetic analysis to substantiate this classification.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Volvarina include:[1]

References

  • "Volvarina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 
  • Boyer, Franck
    • 2000. The genus Volvarina (Volutacea : Marginellidae) in Brazil. Part 1 : revision of the species described by A. Bavay, and closely related species. Novapex 1(2):35-55.
    • 2001. Two Volvarina (Marginellidae) from deep waters off Northern Honduras. Novapex 2(1):3-8.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Volvarina Hinds, 1844. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138167 on 2010-12-04
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