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Marginella helmatina

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Species of gastropod

Marginella helmatina
Shell of Marginella helmatina (syntype 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. helmatina
Binomial name
Marginella helmatina
(Rang, 1829)
Synonyms

Marginella (Ovulamarginella) helmatina Rang, 1832· accepted, alternate representation

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

Subspecies
  • Marginella helmatina cumingiana Petit de la Saussaye, 1841

Description

The length of the shell attains 20 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

  1. Marginella helmatina (Rang, 1829). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. "Femorale - Since 1989". www.femorale.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  • Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon . Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp

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Taxon identifiers
Marginella helmatina


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