Volvarina avena
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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. avena
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina avena (Kiener, 1834)
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Volvarina avena, common name the orange-banded marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
- Forma
- Volvarina avena f. beyerleana (Bernardi, 1953): synonym of Volvarina beyerleana (Bernardi, 1853)
- Volvarina avena f. varia G. B. Sowerby, 1846 accepted as Volvarina avena (Kiener, 1834)
Description[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 16 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina, USA, to Eastern Brasil.
References[edit]
- ^ Volvarina avena (Kiener, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- 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[edit]
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- "Volvarina avena". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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