Volvarina martinezae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina martinezae Espinosa, Soto [Vázquez] & Ortea, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1666136 on 2023-08-29
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm, its diameter 4.2 mm. It has a cylindrical shape, and the spire is low or sometimes slightly elevated.
Their functional type is benthos.
Their feeding type is predatory. Distribution This marine species occurs off Cuba in the Caribbean Sea.
Etymology The specific name, martinezae, is in honour of the Cuban marine zoologist Nereida Martinez Estalella.
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