Marginella lucani

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Marginella lucani
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Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of M. lucani
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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]

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Description

The shell size varies between 11 mm and 15 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

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References

  1. 1 2 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