Genus of gastropods
Volvarina
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The shell and animal of Volvarina virginieae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Neogastropoda
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Family:
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Marginellidae
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Subfamily:
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Marginellinae
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Genus:
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Volvarina Hinds, 1844
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Type species
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Marginella nitida Hinds, 1844
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Synonyms[1]
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- Hyalina (Volvarina)
- Marginella (Volvarina) Hinds, 1844
- Volvarina (Atlantivolva) Ortea, 2014· accepted, alternate representation
- Volvarina (Carivolva) Ortea, 2014· accepted, alternate representation
- Volvarina (Creolina) Ortea, 2019· accepted, alternate representation
- Volvarina (Ctenoina) Ortea, 2014· accepted, alternate representation
- Volvarina (Duplivolva) Ortea, 2014· accepted, alternate representation
- Volvarina (Remivolva) Ortea, 2014· accepted, alternate representation
- Volvarina (Tridentina) Ortea, 2014· accepted, alternate representation
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Volvarina is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells.[1]