Marginella desjardini

Marginella desjardini
Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of M. desjardini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Marginella
Species:	M. desjardini
Binomial name
Marginella desjardini Marche-Marchad, 1957
Synonyms
Marginella (Marginella) desjardiniMarche-Marchad, 1957· accepted, alternate representation

Marginella desjardini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ^[1]

Description

This species attains a length of 72 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Eastern Atlantic waters, off Senegal, West Africa.

References

1. Marginella desjardini Marche-Marchad, 1957 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 31 May 2010.

• Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp

External links

• Marche-Marchad, I. (1957). Description de cinq Gastropodes marins nouveaux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. ser. 2, 29(2): 200-205, 1 pl.