Serrata arcuata

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Serrata arcuata
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Shell of Serrata arcuata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Marginellidae
Subfamily:
Marginellinae
Genus:
Serrata
Species:
S. arcuata
Binomial name
Serrata arcuata
Boyer, 2008 [1]

Serrata arcuata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. [2]

Contents

Etymology

The Latin arcuatus refers to the curved labrum of the species [3] .

Description

The shell has an asymmetrical outline curved on the right side. The length of the shell attains 5.1 mm and has an opaque colour. In the shape of the aperture and outer lip, S. arcuata fits in the Serrata hians group. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range 250-300 m.)

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References

  1. ↑ Boyer (2008). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196 : 389–436. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Serrata arcuata Boyer, 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 Boyer, F. (2008). The genus Serrata Jousseaume, 1875 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) in New Caledonia. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993).


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