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]
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| Persicula persicula, drawing from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (1742) of Niccolò Gualtieri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Persiculinae |
| Genus: | Persicula |
| Species: | P. persicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Persicula persicula | |
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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.
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References
- Persicula persicula (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2018.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links
- "Persicula persicula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
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