Marginella hernandezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the marginellids.[1][2]
Marginella hernandezi | |
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Shell of Marginella hernandezi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Marginellidae |
Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
Genus: | Marginella |
Species: | M. hernandezi
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Binomial name | |
Marginella hernandezi Rolán & Gori, 2014
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Synonyms | |
Marginella (Insulamarginella) hernandezi Rolán & Gori, 2014· accepted, alternate representation |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 9.4 mm.
The shell of the species has grey to black thin lines and its outer part ranges from white to grey.
Distribution
editThis species occurs off and is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe Islands, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.
References
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- ^ Marginella hernandezi , Rolán & Gori, 2014. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 June 2018.
- ^ Rolán E. & Gori S. 2014. New information on the marginellids of São Tomé and Principe, with new records and the description of four new species. Iberus, 32(1): 1-25.