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Volvarina mitrella

Volvarina mitrella

Classification

Volvarina is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, also known as the margin shells. Taxonomy The difference between the genera Volvarina and Prunum is not clearly delineated and is based on morphological differences in the shells. Larger species with a strong callus are classified under Prunum, while the slender species with a thin callus are classified under Volvarina.

Distribution

H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 11Spain · 2Italy · 1