Microvoluta marginata

Microvoluta marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Volutomitridae
Genus:	Microvoluta
Species:	M. marginata
Binomial name
	Microvoluta marginata; (Hutton, 1885)
Synonyms
	Microvoluta cuvierensis Finlay, 1930; Turricula lincta Hutton, 1885; Turricula marginata Hutton, 1885; Vulpecula (Pusia) biconica R. Murdoch & Suter, 1906; Vulpecula biconica Murdoch & Suter, 1906; Vulpecula marginata (Hutton, 1885);

Microvoluta marginata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres.¹

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

It is only known to occur in Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands, North Island,Stewart Island, Southern south island and Mernoo bank² in the country of New Zealand.³

Their anatomy is noted to be the height of 8 mm and the width of 3.5 mm.⁴

References

Marshall, B.; Kantor, Y. (2015). Microvoluta marginata (Hutton, 1885). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450654 Archived 2016-08-07 at the Wayback Machine on 2016-07-03
"Marine Regions · Mernoo Bank (Bank)". www.marineregions.org. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
"NZ Mollusca - Microvoluta marginata". mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
"NZ Mollusca - Microvoluta marginata". mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-09-25.

Bouchet P. & Kantor Y. 2004. New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 467-502.

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