Protoginella maestratii

Protoginella maestratii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Protoginella maestratii
Shell of Protoginella maestratii (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Marginellidae
Subfamily:
Marginellinae
Genus:
Protoginella
Species:
P. maestratii
Binomial name
Protoginella maestratii
Boyer, 2002[1]
Synonyms

A sNaIl

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Boyer (2002). Novapex 3 (2–3) : 87–96. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Protoginella maestratii Boyer, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Boyer F. (2002). Description of five new marginellids from bathyal levels of southern New Caledonia. Novapex 3 (2-3): 87-96


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