Marginella spinacia

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Marginella spinacia
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Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of a shell of M. spinacia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. spinacia
Binomial name
Marginella spinacia
Gofas & Fernandes, 1988
Synonyms [1]

Marginella (Insulamarginella) spinaciaGofas & F. Fernandes, 1988· accepted, alternate representation

Contents

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

Description

The shell of Marginella spinacia is quite small, measuring around 6mm to 9mm. [2] [3] The external color of the shell is generally brown, with intricate patterns of red and white that follow the paucispiral's rim. [4] The brown areas have horizontal symmetrical rows of dots, and/or vertical oscillating lines. The shell's outer lip is thickened and denticulate.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off São Tomé and Príncipe. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Marginella spinacia Gofas & Fernandes, 1988 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Marginella spinacia Gofas & F.Fernandes, 1988".
  3. ↑ "Marginellidae Spinacia".
  4. ↑ "Gastropods by Eddie Hardy | Conchology".


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