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Marginella hernandezi

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Marginella hernandezi
Shell of Marginella hernandezi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. hernandezi
Binomial name
Marginella hernandezi
Rolán & Gori, 2014
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

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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

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This species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

References

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  1. ^ Marginella hernandezi, Rolán & Gori, 2014. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ 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.