Mirpurina mediocincta

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Mirpurina mediocincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Mirpurina mediocincta
Shell of Mirpurina mediocincta (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Mirpurina
Species:
M. mediocincta
Binomial name
Mirpurina mediocincta
(E A. Smith, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Marginella (Volvarina) mediocincta E. A. Smith, 1875 (basionym)
  • Volvarina bouvieri Jousseaume, 1877
  • Volvarina mediocincta (E. A. Smith, 1875)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mirpurina mediocincta (E. A. Smith, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1481301 on 2021-06-30
  • Ortea J. & Moro L. (2020). Marginella (Volvarina) mediocincta E. A. Smith, 1875, (Mollusca: Marginellidae), una especie válida de Mirpurina Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2017, de las islas de Cabo Verde. Avicennia. 27: 23–2
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