Marginella glabella is a species of colorful small sea snail, a marine gastropod in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells.[1]

Marginella glabella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. glabella
Binomial name
Marginella glabella
Synonyms
  • Marginella (Marginella) glabella (Linnaeus, 1758)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella platypus Carriere, 1880
  • Marginella poucheti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851
  • Marginella ruffina Swainson, 1840
  • Porcellana porcelaine Dautzenberg, 1910
  • Pseudomarginella adansoni Maltzan, 1880 (junior synonym)
  • Voluta glabella Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

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This species is found in Northwest Africa, including Cape Verde (doubtful),[1] Mauritania, Senegal and European waters, including the Canary Islands.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140322 on 2021-06-23
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
  • Boyer F. (2015). Révision des marginelles de Linné (Mollusques prosobranches : Marginellidae et Cystiscidae). Xenophora Taxonomy. 8: 33-55
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