Volvarina martinezae
species of gastropod
Volvarina martinezae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 4.2 mm. It has a cylindrical shape, and the spire is low or sometimes slightly elevated.
Their functional type is benthos.
Their feeding type is predatory.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Cuba in the Caribbean Sea.
Etymology
The specific name, martinezae, is in honour of the Cuban marine zoologist Nereida Martinez Estalella.
References
External links
Espinosa, J.; Soto (Vázquez), M.; Ortea, J. (2022). "Revisión de la colección malacológica del Acuario Nacional de Cuba, con la descripción de tres nuevas especies del género Volvarina Hinds, 1844 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la región occidental de Cuba" (PDF). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias.
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