Marginella spinacia
| Marginella spinacia | |
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| Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of a shell of M. spinacia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Marginella |
| Species: | M. spinacia
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| Binomial name | |
| Marginella spinacia Gofas & Fernandes, 1988
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Marginella (Insulamarginella) spinacia Gofas & F. Fernandes, 1988· accepted, alternate representation | |
Marginella spinacia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell of Marginella spinacia is quite small, measuring around 6mm to 9mm.[2][3] The external color of the shell is generally brown, with intricate patterns of red and white that follow the paucispiral's rim.[4] The brown areas have horizontal symmetrical rows of dots, and/or vertical oscillating lines. The shell's outer lip is thickened and denticulate.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off São Tomé and Príncipe.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Marginella spinacia Gofas & Fernandes, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Marginella spinacia Gofas & F.Fernandes, 1988".
- ^ "Marginellidae Spinacia".
- ^ "Gastropods by Eddie Hardy | Conchology".
- Gofas S. & Fernandes F. 1988. The marginellids of São Tomé, West Africa. Journal of Conchology 33(1): 1-30, pls. 1–2.
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