Volvarina nitida Hinds 1844 (margin shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Alternative combination: Marginella nitida

Belongs to Volvarina according to Redfield 1870

Sister taxa: Hyalina (Volvarina) lustra, Marginella (Volvarina) kayalensis, Marginella (Volvarina) nitida, Marginella (Volvarina) oryzoides, Volvarina albolineata, Volvarina avena, Volvarina collina, Volvarina cossmanni, Volvarina leander, Volvarina taeniata, Volvarina taeniolata, Volvarina tumulensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Volvarina nitida in the database

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