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Marginella marocana

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Marginella marocana
Shell of Marginella marocana (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. marocana
Binomial name
Marginella marocana
Locard, 1897
Synonyms
  • Dentimargo marocana (Locard, 1897)
  • Marginella (Afriamarginella) marocana Locard, 1897· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella marocana var. curta Locard, 1897
  • Marginella marocana var. elongata Locard, 1897

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Canary Islands.

References

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  1. ^ Marginella marocana Locard, 1897. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
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