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Hydroginella vitiensis

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Hydroginella vitiensis
Shell of Hydroginella vitiensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Hydroginella
Species:
H. vitiensis
Binomial name
Hydroginella vitiensis
Boyer, Wakefield & McCleery, 2003[1]

Hydroginella vitiensis 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 6.4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Fiji.

References

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  • Boyer, F., Wakefield, A., McCleery, T., 2003. The genus Hydroginella (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) at bathyal levels from the Fiji Islands. Novapex 4(2-3): 67-77