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Marginella aurantia

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Marginella aurantia
Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of M. aurantia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. aurantia
Binomial name
Marginella aurantia
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginella (Marginella) aurantia Lamarck, 1822· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella castanea Dillwyn, 1817

Marginella aurantia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1][2]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Senegal.

References

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  1. ^ a b Marginella aurantia Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 May 2010.
  2. ^ Boyer, Franck (2004). "Description d'une espèce jumelle de Marginella aurantia Lamarck, 1822" (PDF). Bollettino Malacologico. 39 (9–12). Rome: Società Italiana di Malacologi: 141–148. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
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  • Lamarck, [J.-B. M. de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième. Paris: published by the Author, 711 pp.]