Volvarina zonata

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

Subspecies, forma, variety

• Volvarina zonata f. bilineata (Krauss, 1848)
• Volvarina zonata f. cleo Bartsch, 1915: synonym of Volvarina zonata f. bilineata (Krauss, 1848)
• Volvarina zonata var. kraussi (W. H. Turton, 1932) (taxon inquirendum)

Volvarina zonata
Shell of Volvarina zonata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Volvarina
Species:	V. zonata
Binomial name
Volvarina zonata (Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms
Marginella zonata Kiener, 1841 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

1. Volvarina zonata. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

• Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.

External links

• Kiener L.C. (1834-1841). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles. Vol. 3. Famille des Columellaires. Genres Mitre (Mitra), Lamarck, pp. 1-120, pl. 1-34
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg$