Volvarina mitrella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 99 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy, Malta, Morocco, Algeria and Greece.
References
Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.
External links
Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Philippi, R. A. (1844). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2.. Halle Sowerby, G. B. II. (1846). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1(7): 373–406, pl.74–78. London, privately published. Jousseaume, F. P. (1872). Description de 3 espèces nouvelles de mollusques (deux Cônes et une Marginelle). Revue et Magasin de Zoologie. sér. 2, 23:198-203, pl. 18 Hinds, R. B. (1844). Descriptions of Marginellae collected during the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, and from the collection of H. Cuming Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1844) 12: 72-7 Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213