Biology:Serrata occidentalis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Serrata occidentalis
Serrata occidentalis (MNHN-IM-2000-20591).jpeg
Shell of Serrata occidentalis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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S. occidentalis
Binomial name
Serrata occidentalis
Boyer, 2008[1]

Serrata occidentalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range 350-465 m)


References

  • Boyer, F. (2008). The genus Serrata Jousseaume, 1875 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) in New Caledonia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 389-436

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