Volvarina splendens

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| taxon = Volvarina splendens

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| synonyms = † Marginella splendens Grateloup, 1834 (original combination)

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Volvarina splendens is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina splendens (Grateloup, 1834) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1337888 on 2023-09-14

;Subspecies:

  • Volvarina splendens aturensis (Peyrot, 1928)
  • Volvarina splendens splendens (Grateloup, 1834)

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Oligocene strata in the Landes, France.

References

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  • Lozouet (P.), 2019 - Volutidae, Volutomitridae, Marginellidae, Cysticidae et Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) de l’Oligocène supérieur .... Cossmanniana, t. 20, p. 3-109, fig. 1-9