Miralda agana

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Miralda agana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Miralda
Species:
M. agana
Binomial name
Miralda agana
Bartsch, 1915

Miralda agana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]

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Distribution

This marine species was found off Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Miralda agana Bartsch, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588346 on 2011-11-29