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

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 tumulensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore