Serrata orientalis

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

Serrata orientalis
Shell of Serrata orientalis (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:
Serrata
Species:
S. orientalis
Binomial name
Serrata orientalis
Boyer, 2008[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range 440-440 m.)

References
  1. Boyer (2008). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196 : 389–436. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Serrata orientalis Boyer, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Boyer, F. (2008). The genus Serrata Jousseaume, 1875 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) in New Caledonia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 389-436


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