Marginella spinacia

Species of gastropod

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[1]

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

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c 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".

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

Taxon identifiers

Marginella spinacia|

* Wikidata: Q6760558
* CoL: 6R5LZ
* GBIF: 6500848
* iNaturalist: 1194288
* IRMNG: 11718009
* OBIS: 473895
* Open Tree of Life: 2913628
* WoRMS: 473895

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