Volvarina taina
| Volvarina taina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Volvarina |
| Species: | V. taina |
| Binomial name | |
| Volvarina taina Espinosa & Ortea, 2013 | |
Volvarina taina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Etymology
The name taina is in reference to the Taíno people, an Indigenous culture of the Caribbean region.[2]
Discovery
V. taina was first identified in a 2013 article by Espinosa and Ortea[3]. Several other previously unknown species from the Marginellidae family were discovered and recorded during the same undertaking. The original specimen was found near Guantanamo, Cuba.[2]
Description
The length of the shell is 8.3 mm, and its diameter is 3.3 mm.
The sea snail's shell was described as smooth and shiny, and of a medium size for its family, although its coil is relatively wide. It has an extended and broad spire of its shell, and two strong folds that merge into a columella at the anterior end of the shell.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Cuba in the Caribbean Sea.[2]
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina taina Espinosa & Ortea, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744465 on 2023-08-27
- 1 2 3 4 Espinosa, J; Ortea, J (2013). "NUEVAS ESPECIES DE LA FAMILIA MARGINELLIDAE (MOLLUSCA: GASTROPODA: PROSOBRANCHIA) DE CUATRO ISLAS DEL CARIBE: CUBA, CURAZAO, GUADALUPE Y MARTINICA". Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc. XXV: 195–218.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Volvarina taina Espinosa & Ortea, 2013". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 17 August 2026.