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Marginella mirandai

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Marginella mirandai
Shell of Marginella mirandai (holotype 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. mirandai
Binomial name
Marginella mirandai
Rolán & Gori, 2014
Synonyms[1]

Marginella (Insulamarginella) mirandai Rolán & Gori, 2014· accepted, alternate representation

Marginella mirandai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the marginellids.[1][2]

Description

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The shell attains a length of 6.7 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Marginella mirandai Rolán & Gori, 2014. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2018.
  2. ^ Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014. New information on the marginellids of São Tomé and Principe, with new records and the description of four new species. Iberus 32(1): 1-25.
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