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Marginella aronnax

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Marginella aronnax
Shell of Marginella aronnax (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. aronnax
Binomial name
Marginella aronnax
Bouchet & Warén, 1985
Synonyms
  • Dentimargo aronnax (Bouchet & Warén, 1985)
  • Marginella (Afriamarginella) aronnax Bouchet & Warén, 1985· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella impudica var. curta Locard, 1897
  • Marginella impudica var. marginata Locard, 1897
  • Marginella impudica var. minor Locard, 1897

Marginella aronnax 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 species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Sahara.

References

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  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
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