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Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Volvarina attenuata, common name attenuated marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina attenuata | |
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| Shell of Volvarina attenuata (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. attenuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina attenuata (Reeve, 1865) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The length of the shell attains 15.9 mm.
The shell is conically ovate, somewhat fusiform and transparent horny. The spire is a little exserted. The whorls are slightly swollen round the upper part and attenuated towards the base. The outer lip is flexuous. The columella shows obliquely four-plaited.[2]
This marine species occurs off Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia)
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