Volvarina collina Olsson 1922 (margin shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Alternative combination: Marginella collina

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1922. The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 9(39):1-309

Belongs to Volvarina according to W. P. Woodring 1970

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hill No. 1, Banana River [Rio Banano Fm] (Pliocene of Costa Rica)

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