Volvarina rex


Volvarina rex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.
The shells are buff colored and have a shine to them. the shells darken the closer to the inside of the shell. the top of the shells have a distinct white curl towards the top. on the inside there are some ridges that go up the shell eventually evening out.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia.