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Marginella lucani

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Marginella lucani
Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of M. lucani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. lucani
Binomial name
Marginella lucani
Jousseaume, 1884
Synonyms[1]
  • Glabella lucani (Jousseaume, 1884)
  • Marginella (Marginella) lucani Jousseaume, 1884· accepted, alternate representation

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

Description

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The shell size varies between 11 mm and 15 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marginella lucani Jousseaume, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224422 on 2020-12-31
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
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  • "Glabella lucani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  • Jousseaume, F. (1884). Description de mollusques nouveaux. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 169-192, pl. 4