Biology:Marginella hernandezi

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of gastropod

Marginella hernandezi
Marginella hernandezi 001.jpg
Shell of Marginella hernandezi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. hernandezi
Binomial name
Marginella hernandezi
Rolán & Gori, 2014
Synonyms

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.4 mm.

The shell of the species has grey to black thin lines and its outer part ranges from white to grey.

Distribution

This species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

References

  1. Marginella hernandezi , Rolán & Gori, 2014. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 June 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q20017175 entry