Marginella impudica

Marginella impudica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Marginella impudica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Marginella
Species:	M. impudica
Binomial name
Marginella impudica Fischer P., 1883
Synonyms
Dentimargo impudica (P. Fischer, 1884) Marginella (Semiturriamarginella) impudica P. Fischer, 1884· accepted, alternate representation Marginella impudica var. elongata Locard, 1897 Marginella impudica var. major Locard, 1897

Synonyms

• Marginella impudica var. curta Locard, 1897: synonym of Marginella aronnax Bouchet & Warén, 1985
• Marginella impudica var. elongata Locard, 1897: synonym of Marginella impudica P. Fischer, 1884
• Marginella impudica var. major Locard, 1897: synonym of Marginella impudica P. Fischer, 1884
• Marginella impudica var. marginata Locard, 1897: synonym of Marginella aronnax Bouchet & Warén, 1985
• Marginella impudica var. minor Locard, 1897: synonym of Marginella aronnax Bouchet & Warén, 1985
• Marginella impudica var. subturrita Fischer P., 1884: synonym of Marginella subturrita P Fischer, 1884.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Sahara.

References

• Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
• Bouchet, P. & Warén, A., 1985. Revision of the northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico: 120–296, sér. Suppl.1

External links

• Fischer, P. (1884 ["1883"]). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de mollusques recueillis dans le cours de l'expédition scientifique du "Talisman. Journal de Conchyliologie. 31: 391–394
• Locard, A. (1897–1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213