Marginella marocana

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

Marginella marocana
Shell of Marginella marocana (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Subfamily:	Marginellinae
Genus:	Marginella
Species:	M. marocana
Binomial name
Marginella marocana Locard, 1897
Synonyms
Dentimargo marocana (Locard, 1897) Marginella (Afriamarginella) marocana Locard, 1897· accepted, alternate representation Marginella marocana var. curta Locard, 1897 Marginella marocana var. elongata Locard, 1897

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Canary Islands.

References

1. Marginella marocana Locard, 1897. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

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

External links

• Locard, A. (1897–1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson. vol. 1 [1897], p. 1–516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1–515, pl. 1-18.
• Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. Scientia Marina. 81(2) : 241–254, and supplementary online material.,
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213