Volvarina serrei

Species of gastropod

Volvarina serrei

Shell of Volvarina serrei (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. serrei
Binomial name
*Volvarina serrei* (Bavay, 1913)
Synonyms
Marginella (Volvaria) serrei Bavay, 1913 (basionym) Marginella (Volvaria) serrei var. fulva Bavay, 1913 Prunum serrei (Bavay, 1913) Volvarina fulva (Bavay, 1913) ·

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

(Original description in French) The shell is of mediocre size, elongated ovoid and a little attenuated towards the base. It is white and shiny. The shell contains four whorls, clearly conical, with a slightly obtuse apex. The aperture is slightly sinuous, narrowed upwards, widened towards the base. The outer lip is wide and thick in its upper and middle part, narrowed towards the base, slightly marginated on the outside and smooth inside. The columellar edge shows four subequal oblique plaits, the upper one a little weaker than the others. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Bahia, Brazil.

References

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina serrei (Bavay, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474073 on 2023-09-14Volvarina sauliae (Sowerby II, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2012.
^ Bavay, A. (1913). Sables coquilliers recueillis par M. P. Serre à Bahia (Brésil). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 19: 358-360