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Marginella luculenta

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Marginella luculenta
Shell of Marginella luculenta (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. luculenta
Binomial name
Marginella luculenta
Gofas & Fernandes, 1994
Synonyms

Marginella (Kaokomarginella) luculenta Gofas & F. Fernandes, 1994· accepted, alternate representation

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Angola.

References

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  • Gofas S. & Fernandes F. 1994. The Marginellidae of Angola. The genus Marginella. Journal of Conchology 35(2): 103–119
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.