Marginella lamarcki

Marginella lamarcki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[3][2]

Marginella lamarcki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Marginellidae
Subfamily:
Marginellinae
Genus:
Marginella
Species:
M. lamarcki
Binomial name
Marginella lamarcki
Boyer, 2004[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal[2]

References
  1. Boyer. 2004. Boll. Malacologico, 39 (9–12) : 141-148. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Boyer, Franck (2004). "Description d'une espèce jumelle de Marginella aurantia Lamarck, 1822" (PDF). Bollettino Malacologico. Rome: Società Italiana di Malacologi. 39 (9–12): 141–148. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. Marginella lamarcki Boyer, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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