Marginella floccata (Wooly Marginella) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Marginella floccata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Genus: | Marginella |
Species: | M. floccata
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Binomial name | |
Marginella floccata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889
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Synonyms[1] | |
Marginella intermedia G.B. Sowerby, 1846 |
Description
editShells can be tan, white, or yellow with rows of darker dots, dark mottling, or stripes. Size is 22-30mm for a mature specimen.
Distribution
editFound in South Africa, mainly along capes and bays.
References
edit- ^ a b Marginella floccata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 May 2010.