Persicula persicula

Persicula persicula, common name : the spotted marginella, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1]

Persicula persicula
Persicula persicula, drawing from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (1742) of Niccolò Gualtieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cystiscidae
Subfamily: Persiculinae
Genus: Persicula
Species:
P. persicula
Binomial name
Persicula persicula
Synonyms[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 13 mm and 25 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, Mauritania and Liberia.

References

  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • "Persicula persicula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 December 2010.


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