Alaginella borda is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
| Alaginella borda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Alaginella |
| Species: | A. borda
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| Binomial name | |
| Alaginella borda (Cotton, 1944)
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| Synonyms | |
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Marginella borda Cotton, 1944 (original combination) | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 4.25 mm, its diameter 2.75 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia. [2]
References
edit- ^ Alaginella borda (Cotton, 1944). 16 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Alaginella borda". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. pp. 1–408.
- Wilson, B. (1994). Australian marine shells, Prosobranch, Gastropods (2 ed.). Kallaroo, Western Australia: Odyssey Publishing. pp. 1–370.
- Hewish, D.R. & Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. (1991). "Mollusc type specimens in the South Australian Museum. 4. Gastropoda: Marginellidae". Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide). 25 (1): 57–70.
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External links
edit- Cotton, B.C. (1944). "Australian Margin Shells (Marginellidae)". The South Australian Naturalist. 22 (4): 9–16. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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