Volvarina artemisae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina artemisae Espinosa & Ortea, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744455 on 2023-08-26
Description The length of the shell attains 5.3 mm, its diameter 2.4mm. The shell itself is smooth and shiny. It is long and subcylindrical, with a slightly convex left side. The shape includes about 3 turns, with the last turn taking up around 80% of the shells length. The opening to the shell is long and narrow, with a wide, thick lip. The shell's colouring is a dark orange-brown, with three white bands.
Distribution This marine species occurs off Cuba in the Caribbean Sea.
References
External links Espinosa J.; Ortea J. (2013). Nuevas especies de la familia Marginellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) de cuatro islas del Caribe: Cuba, Curazao, Guadalupe y Martinica. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 25: 195-21Espinosa J., Ortea J. & Diez Y.L. (2015). Nuevas especies del género Volvarina Hinds, 1844 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda, Marginellidae) de las regiones oriental y central de Cuba. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 27: 259–284LLIDAE-MOLLUSCA-GASTROPODA-PROSOBRANCHIA-DE-CUATRO-ISLAS-DEL-CARIBE-CUBA-CURAZAO-GUADALUPE-Y-MARTINICA.pdf J.; Ort