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Serrata amphora

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Serrata amphora
Shell of Serrata amphora (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Serrata
Species:
S. amphora
Binomial name
Serrata amphora
Boyer, 2008[1]

Serrata amphora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 8.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range 250–300 m.)

References

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  • Boyer, F. (2008). The genus Serrata Jousseaume, 1875 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) in New Caledonia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 389-436