Marginella senegalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Original description: "Shell of large size for the genus, pyriformly ovate, solid. Entire shell is covered with nondescript pink to grey lace color pattern, leaving random open spaces of ivory color roughly triangular in shape, with two wide interrupted black spiral bands and 4-6 randomly placed fine black bands, also interrupted and composed mostly of black dots. Spire elevated, conical, consisting of four and one half whorls. Apex rounded. Aperture wide, extending four-fifths of the shell. Outer lip ivory in color and spotted with 15-20 pink and grey dashes, curved and slightly bent near the shoulder, distinctly reflected, mostly smooth with just a hint of denticles within. Four heavy oblique folds, equally spaced starting high on the columella."[2]
Locus typicus: "20-30 kilometres offshore near Dakar, Senegal."[3]
"Also found along the continental shelf,
from Spanish Sahara to Sierra Leone, West Africa."[4]
Marginella senegalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Marginella senegalensis is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Marginellidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1990 door Clover.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesMarginella senegalensis là một loài ốc biển, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Marginellidae, họ ốc mép.[1]
Marginella senegalensis là một loài ốc biển, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Marginellidae, họ ốc mép.