Volvarina monilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Volvarina monilis | |
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| Apertural view of Volvarina monilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. monilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina monilis | |
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
The shell is ivory-white. The columella is four-plaited; above the plaits are additional denticulations.
The African tribes form necklaces of these shells. For the purpose of stringing them a hole is made through the upper part of the body-whorl, apparently by rubbing.[2]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Senegal and Guinea; also in the Red Sea.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Volvarina monilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850861 on 2022-02-15
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1883) Manual of Conchology vol. V; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
- Boyer F. (2015). Révision des marginelles de Linné (Mollusques prosobranches : Marginellidae et Cystiscidae). Xenophora Taxonomy. 8: 33-55
- Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
- Boyer F. (2017). Révision des Marginellidae du Récifal supérieur de l'île de Masirah (Oman). Xenophora Taxonomy. 17: 3-31
External links edit
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- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata
- Petit de la Saussaye S. (1851). Notice sur le genre Marginelle, Marginella, Lamarck, suivie d'un catalogue synonymique des espèces de ce genre. Journal de Conchyliologie. 2: 38-59
- Jousseaume F. (1875). Coquilles de la famille des marginelles. Monographie. Revue et Magazin de Zoologie. ser. 3, 3: 164-271; 429-435
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