Granulina marginata

Granulina marginata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Granulinidae.[1]

Granulina marginata
Shell of Granulina marginata (neotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Granulinidae
Genus: Granulina
Species:
G. marginata
Binomial name
Granulina marginata
(Bivona, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Gibberulina clandestina (Brocchi, 1814) sensu Monterosato, 1884 (misidentified species and inappropriate generic combination)
  • Voluta brocchi Scacchi, 1833
  • Volvaria marginata Bivona, 1832 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily.

References

  • Boyer F., Renda W. & Öztürk B. (2020). The genus Granulina (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Turkish coasts with taxonomical notes on some Mediterranean species. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 37(1): 65–83.


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