Marginella desjardini

Short description: Species of gastropod

Marginella desjardini

Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of M. desjardini
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Family:  | Marginellidae
Genus:  | Marginella
Species:  |

M. desjardini

Binomial name
Marginella desjardini

Marche-Marchad, 1957

Synonyms

Marginella (Marginella) desjardini Marche-Marchad, 1957· accepted, alternate representation

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

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

This species attains a size of 72 mm.

## Distribution

This marine species occurs in Eastern Atlantic waters,
off Senegal, West Africa.

## References

1. ↑ Marginella desjardini Marche-Marchad, 1957. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 May 2010.

* Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp

## External links

* Marche-Marchad, I. (1957). Description de cinq Gastropodes marins nouveaux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. ser. 2, 29(2): 200-205, 1 pl.

Wikidata ☰ Q3060858 entry

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