Marginella hernandezi
Appearance
Marginella hernandezi | |
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Shell of Marginella hernandezi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
Genus: | Marginella |
Species: | M. hernandezi
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Binomial name | |
Marginella hernandezi Rolán & Gori, 2014
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Synonyms | |
Marginella (Insulamarginella) hernandezi Rolán & Gori, 2014· accepted, alternate representation |
Marginella hernandezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the marginellids.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm.
The shell of the species has grey to black thin lines and its outer part ranges from white to grey.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.
References
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- ^ Marginella hernandezi, Rolán & Gori, 2014. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 June 2018.
- ^ Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014. New information on the marginellids of São Tomé and Principe, with new records and the description of four new species. Iberus, 32(1): 1-25.