Hydroginella gemella

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Hydroginella gemella
Hydroginella gemella (MNHN-IM-2000-6205).jpeg
Shell of Hydroginella gemella (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Hydroginella
Species:
H. gemella
Binomial name
Hydroginella gemella
Boyer, 2001 [1]

Hydroginella gemella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. [2]

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Description

The shell of Hydroginella gemella is relatively small, with a length that can reach up to 4.7 mm. [3] The aperture is narrow, and the outer lip is thin and slightly flared.

Distribution

Hydroginella gemella is found in the marine waters off New Caledonia. The species inhabits shallow to moderately deep waters, typically at depths ranging from 10 to 50 meters.

References

  1. ↑ Boyer (2001). Novapex 2 (4) : 157–169. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Hydroginella gemella Boyer, 2001 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences". clade.ansp.org. Retrieved 21 November 2024.


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