Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Alternative combinations: Hyalina avenacea, Marginella (Volvarina) avena, Marginella avena
Belongs to Volvarina according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
See also Olsson 1922, Rosenberg 2005, Woodring 1928 and Woodring 1970
Sister taxa: Hyalina (Volvarina) lustra, Marginella (Volvarina) kayalensis, Marginella (Volvarina) nitida, Marginella (Volvarina) oryzoides, Volvarina albolineata, Volvarina collina, Volvarina cossmanni, Volvarina leander, Volvarina nitida, Volvarina taeniata, Volvarina taeniolata, Volvarina tumulensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (2), United States (2: North Carolina)
• Miocene of the Marshall Islands (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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