Marginella piperata

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

Marginella piperata
Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of M. piperata
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. piperata
Binomial name
Marginella piperata

Description

Distribution

Subspecies
M. piperata albocincta
M. piperata lutea
M. piperata strigata
  • Subspecies Marginella piperata albocincta Sowerby, 1846]
  • Subspecies Marginella piperata fuscopicta Turton, 1932
  • Subspecies Marginella piperata lutea Sowerby III, 1889
  • Subspecies Marginella piperata monozona Turton, 1932
  • Subspecies Marginella piperata strigata Sowerby III, 1889

References
  1. Marginella piperata . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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