Volvarina philippinarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina pMolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina philippinarum (Redfield, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=474066 on 2023-09-13 When first described by Redfield in 1848, it was mistakenly labelled as a Marginella species.
Description The length of the shell attains 15 mm length and 7mm width. The shell itself is cylindric and a polished yellow-white, with three bands of darker yellow. The spine of the shell is short, and has 4 whorls. The suture is inconspicuous.
Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Western Australia.
References
Redfield, J.H. 1848. Descriptions of new species of Bullia and Marginella, with notes upon G.B.Sowerby, Jr's monograph of the latter genus. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History New York 4: 491-495 Odhner, N.H. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia. 1910–1913, pt XVII, Mollusca. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(16): 1–115 pls 1–3 Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd. Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas. Florida : The Shell Store Vol. 1. Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp
External links
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Description of new species of Marginella. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1846: 95-97