Marginella joanae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Marginella joanae
Shell of Marginella joanae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. joanae
Binomial name
Marginella joanae
Bozzetti, 2001
Synonyms

Marginella (Praeparvamarginella) joanae Bozzetti, 2001· accepted, alternate representation

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Mozambique.

References

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  • Bozzetti L. (2001) Quattro nuove specie (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae, Marginellidae, Terebridae) dal Mozambico. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 33: 13-16.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
  • Rosado J. & Monteiro A. (2015). A new species of Marginella (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) from South Mozambique. Xenophora Taxonomy. 9: 19-21
  • Boyer F. & Rosado J. (2019). Révision du complexe Marginella anna Jousseaume, 1881 dans l'Océan Indien occidental. Xenophora Taxonomy. 23: 3-21. page(s): 13, figs 48-49