Biology:Volvarina sofiae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Volvarina sofiae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. sofiae
Binomial name
Volvarina sofiae
Ortea & Espinosa, 1998[1]

Volvarina sofiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

It is named after Queen Sofía of Spain, to honor the first visit of Spanish monarchs to Cuba, which happened in 1999.[1]

Description

Distribution

This species is known only from specimens collected in Jardines del Rey archipelago, Cuba.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7941235 entry