Volvarina rubella

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


 * Subspecies:
 * Volvarina rubella navicella (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of Volvarina taeniata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1846)

Description
The length of the shell attains 11.2 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The thin shell is elongated and shows three red bands. The shell contains four whorls. The spire has a crystalline shine. The white inner lip contains four plaits. The aperture becomes narrower above.

Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Jamaica, Caribbean Sea; also off the Cape Verde