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Alaginella borda

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Alaginella borda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Alaginella
Species:
A. borda
Binomial name
Alaginella borda
(Cotton, 1944)
Synonyms

Marginella borda Cotton, 1944 (original combination)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.25 mm, its diameter 2.75 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Alaginella borda (Cotton, 1944). 16 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ "Alaginella borda". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  • Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. pp. 1–408.
  • Wilson, B. (1994). Australian marine shells, Prosobranch, Gastropods (2 ed.). Kallaroo, Western Australia: Odyssey Publishing. pp. 1–370.
  • Hewish, D.R. & Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. (1991). "Mollusc type specimens in the South Australian Museum. 4. Gastropoda: Marginellidae". Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide). 25 (1): 57–70.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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