Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Marginellidae sunken spired shells



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317 species
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Volvarina floresensis
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Volvarina fortunata
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Volvarina frazzinii
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Volvarina fulgida
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Volvarina fusca
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Volvarina garycooverti
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Volvarina ginae
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Volvarina guajira
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Volvarina habanera
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Max. Length 2.0 cm DL

 
Volvarina helenae
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Volvarina hennequini
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Volvarina heterozona
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Volvarina hirasei
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Volvarina hyalina
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL

 
Volvarina ibarrae
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Volvarina insulana
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Volvarina isabelae
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Volvarina jaguanensis
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Volvarina janneefsi
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Volvarina juanjoi
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Volvarina kilwaensis
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Volvarina lactea
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Volvarina laurauae
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Volvarina linae
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Volvarina martinae
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

 
Volvarina maya
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Volvarina megapex
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Volvarina mexicana
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Volvarina micans
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Volvarina micros
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Volvarina mitrella
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

 
Volvarina monicae
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Volvarina monilis
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL

 
Volvarina mores
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Volvarina noeli
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Volvarina nympha
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Volvarina obscura
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Volvarina osmani
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Volvarina parviginella
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Volvarina pauli
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Volvarina paumotensis
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Volvarina pepefragai
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Volvarina pergrandis
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Volvarina pericalles
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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1.5 cm SHL
Volvarina philippinarum (Redfield, 1848)

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Volvarina philippinarum
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

 
Volvarina pontesi
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Volvarina pseudophilippinarum
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Volvarina pupa
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Volvarina serrei
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Volvarina socoae
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Volvarina sofiae
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Volvarina somalica
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Volvarina splendida
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Volvarina subtriplicata
[Three-rib marginella]
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Volvarina sylviae
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

 
Volvarina taeniata
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Volvarina taeniolata
[California marginella]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Volvarina tessae
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL

 
Volvarina tripartita
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Volvarina triplicatilla
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Volvarina tunicata
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Volvarina veraguasensis
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Volvarina vistamarina
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Volvarina vokesi
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Max. Length 2 cm DL

 
Volvarina warrenii
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Volvarina yolandae
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Volvarina zonata
[Zoned marginella]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Volvarina floresensis Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1999
Volvarina fortunata Western Indian Ocean 1990
Volvarina frazzinii Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 2006
Volvarina fulgida Western Indian Ocean 1999
Volvarina fusca Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1846
Volvarina garycooverti Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1998
Volvarina ginae Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL 2003
Volvarina guajira Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL 1998
Volvarina habanera Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL 1997
Volvarina helenae Western Atlantic. 2.0 DL 2003
Volvarina hennequini Western Central Atlantic. 1.6 DL 2001
Volvarina heterozona Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1875
Volvarina hirasei Western Central Pacific 1917
Volvarina hyalina Western Atlantic and Indo 0.8 DL 1912
Volvarina ibarrae Western Atlantic. 1.0 DL 1998
Volvarina insulana Eastern Central Atlantic 1988
Volvarina isabelae Western Central Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1946
Volvarina jaguanensis Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1998
Volvarina janneefsi Western Central Pacific 1997
Volvarina juanjoi Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1998
Volvarina kilwaensis Western Indian Ocean 2015
Volvarina lactea Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1841
Volvarina laurauae Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 2007
Volvarina linae Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1999
Volvarina martinae Western Atlantic. 2021
Volvarina maya Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1998
Volvarina megapex Western Atlantic. 2022
Volvarina mexicana Western Central Atlantic 0.7 DL 1875
Volvarina micans Indian Ocean. 1851
Volvarina micros Eastern Central Pacific 1922
Volvarina mitrella Mediterranean Sea. 1826
Volvarina monicae Western Atlantic. 1.9 DL 1996
Volvarina monilis Western Indian Ocean. 1758
Volvarina mores Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL 2006
Volvarina noeli Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1998
Volvarina nympha Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1998
Volvarina obscura Western Indian Ocean. 1865
Volvarina osmani Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 2008
Volvarina parviginella Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 2006
Volvarina pauli Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1988
Volvarina paumotensis Eastern Central Pacific 1868
Volvarina pepefragai Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1997
Volvarina pergrandis Western Indian Ocean 1974
Volvarina pericalles Western Indian Ocean 1916
Volvarina philippinarum Western Central Pacific 1.5 SHL 1848
Volvarina pontesi Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL 1993
Volvarina pseudophilippinarum Western Central Pacific 2008
Volvarina pupa Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1922
Volvarina serrei Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1913
Volvarina socoae Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1999
Volvarina sofiae Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1998
Volvarina somalica Western Indian Ocean 2015
Volvarina splendida Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 2005
Volvarina subtriplicata Three-rib marginella Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1842
Volvarina sylviae Western Atlantic. 2021
Volvarina taeniata Atlantic Ocean. 1.5 DL 1846
Volvarina taeniolata California marginella East Pacific. 1860
Volvarina tessae Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 2007
Volvarina tripartita Western Atlantic. 1.4 DL 2006
Volvarina triplicatilla Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 2006
Volvarina tunicata Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 2000
Volvarina veraguasensis Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 2005
Volvarina vistamarina Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 2002
Volvarina vokesi Western Pacific 1988
Volvarina warrenii Southeast Pacific and Sou 2 DL 1876
Volvarina yolandae Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 2000
Volvarina zonata Zoned marginella Indian Ocean. 0.7 DL 1841



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