Alaginella kerochuta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Alaginella kerochuta | |
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Shell of Alaginella kerochuta (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Genus: | Alaginella |
Species: | A. kerochuta
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Binomial name | |
Alaginella kerochuta (Shackleford, 1914)
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Synonyms | |
Marginella kerochuta Shackleford, 1914 (original combination) |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 10 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Cape Point, South Africa.
References
edit- ^ Alaginella kerochuta (Shackleford, 1914). 18 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Shackleford, L. (1914). "Two new species of Marginella from South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 25 (1): 77–83.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. pp. 1–408.