Dentimargo reductus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Dentimargo reductus
Shell of Dentimargo reductus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Dentimargo
Species:
D. reductus
Binomial name
Dentimargo reductus
(Bavay, 1922)
Synonyms

Marginella reducta Bavay, 1922 (basionym)

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

References

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  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
  • Espinosa J., Ortea J. & Moro L. (2012) Designación del neotipo de Dentimargo reductus (Bavay, 1922) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Marginellidae), con la descripción de nuevas especies del género de Cuba y las Bahamas. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias 23(3): 49–57. [Journal issue for 2011; published April 2012]
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