Marginella musica

Marginella musica
Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of M. musica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Marginella
Species:	M. musica
Binomial name
Marginella musica Hinds [1]
Synonyms
Marginella (Afriamarginella) musicaHinds, 1844 alternative representation

Marginella musica, common name the musical marginal shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. ^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22 mm. ^[3]

The shell shape and glossy surface are typical of a Marginella. The striped colour pattern is distinctive. The adult shells are relatively solid. The outer lip is thickened. The lower part of the columella shows four oblique pleats. ^[3]

The colour of the shell is pale brown to greyish-brown with fine black spiral lines. The animal is cream to pale orange, with a pattern of fine red lines on its large foot. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa at the west coast and the Agulhas Bank (Namibia to Algoa Bay), at depths between 40 m and 550 m.; ^[3] also off Mauretania.

References

1. 24 April 2010. World Register of Marine Species.
2. Marginella musica Hinds . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
3. Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. doi:10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001. ISBN   978-1-86868-098-6 . Retrieved 17 October 2024.  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

• Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. pp. 1–408.
• Branch, G.M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. Cape Town & Johannesburg.: David Philip. ISBN   978-1-77007-633-4.
• Steyn DG and Lussi M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. published by the authors. p. 148.
• Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Angola: Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola. pp. 1–140.

External links

• Hinds, R.B. (1844). "Descriptions of Marginellae collected during the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, and from the collection of H. Cuming Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1844 (12): 73.
• Boyer F. & Neefs J. (1999). "A systematic study of the Marginella musica group (Gastropoda: Marginellidae)" (PDF). Vita Marina. 3 (4): 73–88.
• Barnard, K.H. (1959). "Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part. II. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhachiglossa". Annals of the South African Museum. 45: 5.