Marginella floccata

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Marginella floccata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. floccata
Binomial name
Marginella floccata
G. B. Sowerby III, 1889
Synonyms [1]

Marginella intermediaG.B. Sowerby, 1846

Marginella floccata (Wooly Marginella) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. [1]

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Description

Shells can be tan, white, or yellow with rows of darker dots, dark mottling, or stripes. Size is 22-30mm for a mature specimen.

Distribution

The species is found in South Africa, mainly along capes and bays.

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