Microvoluta marginata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres.Marshall, B.; Kantor, Y. (2015). Microvoluta marginata (Hutton, 1885). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450654 on 2016-07-03
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm. Distribution It is only known to occur in Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands, North Island, Stewart Island, Southern South Island and Mernoo bank in the country of New Zealand.
Anatomy Their anatomy is noted to be the height of 8 mm and the width of 3.5 mm.
References
Bouchet P. & Kantor Y. 2004. New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 467-502.
External links
Further reading Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Tepapa photo, but doesn't look anything like Powell's drawing!