Volvarina occidua, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.
References
- Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd.
- Hewish, D.R. & Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. 1991. Mollusc type specimens in the South Australian Museum. 4. Gastropoda: Marginellidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 25(1): 57-70
- Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas. Florida : The Shell Store Vol. 1. [
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
External links
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42162264 Cotton, B. C. (1944). Australian Margin Shells (Marginellidae). The South Australian Naturalist. 22 (4): 9-16]
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