Marginella lucani

Marginella lucani
Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of M. lucani
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Marginella
Species:	M. lucani
Binomial name
Marginella lucani Jousseaume, 1884
Synonyms [1]
Glabella lucani(Jousseaume, 1884) Marginella (Marginella) lucaniJousseaume, 1884· accepted, alternate representation

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

Description

The shell size varies between 11 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marginella lucani Jousseaume, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224422 on 2020-12-31

• Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
• Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.

External links

• "Glabella lucani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
• Jousseaume, F. (1884). Description de mollusques nouveaux. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 169-192, pl. 4