Marginella britoi

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Marginella britoi
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Shell of Marginella britoi (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. britoi
Binomial name
Marginella britoi
Rolán & Gori, 2014

Marginella britoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the marginellids. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 12.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, Central Africa.

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References

  1. Marginella britoi , Rolán & Gori, 2014 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 10 December 2018.
  2. Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014. New information on the marginellids of São Tomé and Principe, with new records and the description of four new species. Iberus 32(1): 1-25.