Marginella spinacia

Marginella spinacia
	Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of a shell of M. spinacia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Marginella
Species:	M. spinacia
Binomial name
	Marginella spinacia; Gofas & Fernandes, 1988
Synonyms
	Marginella (Insulamarginella) spinacia Gofas & F. Fernandes, 1988· accepted, alternate representation

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

Description

The shell of Marginella spinacia is quite small, measuring around 6mm to 9mm.^[2]^[3] The external color of the shell is generally brown, with intricate patterns of red and white that follow the paucispiral's rim.^[4] The brown areas have horizontal symmetrical rows of dots, and/or vertical oscillating lines. The shell's outer lip is thickened and denticulate.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off São Tomé and Príncipe.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Marginella spinacia Gofas & Fernandes, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
^ "Marginella spinacia Gofas & F.Fernandes, 1988".
^ "Marginellidae Spinacia". Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.
^ "Gastropods by Eddie Hardy | Conchology".

Gofas S. & Fernandes F. 1988. The marginellids of São Tomé, West Africa. Journal of Conchology 33(1): 1-30, pls. 1–2.

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[WoRMS-1] Marginella spinacia Gofas & Fernandes, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.

[2] "Marginella spinacia Gofas & F.Fernandes, 1988".

[3] "Marginellidae Spinacia". Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.

[4] "Gastropods by Eddie Hardy | Conchology".

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