''Marginella lucani'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
in the
family
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Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.
Taxonomy
The higher classification of ...
, the margin snails.
[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]
Description
The shell size varies between 11 mm and 15 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off
Angola
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References
* Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola.
hells and molluscs of Angola Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
* Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
External links
*
Jousseaume, F. (1884). Description de mollusques nouveaux. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 9: 169-192, pl. 4
Endemic fauna of Angola
lucani
Gastropods described in 1884
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