| Marginella spinacia | |
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| Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of a shell of M. spinacia | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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.
Description
The shell of Marginella spinacia is quite small, measuring around 6mm to 9mm. The external color of the shell is generally brown, with intricate patterns of red and white that follow the paucispiral's rim. 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.
References
- ^ Marginella spinacia Gofas & Fernandes, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 December 2018.
- "Marginella spinacia Gofas & F.Fernandes, 1988".
- "Marginellidae Spinacia".
- "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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