Jump to content

Marginella floccata

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marginella floccata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Marginella
Species:
M. floccata
Binomial name
Marginella floccata
G. B. Sowerby III, 1889
Synonyms[1]

Marginella intermedia G.B. Sowerby, 1846

Marginella floccata (Wooly Marginella) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Description

[edit]

Shells can be tan, white, or yellow with rows of darker dots, dark mottling, or stripes. Size is 22-30mm for a mature specimen.

Distribution

[edit]

Found in South Africa, mainly along capes and bays.

References

[edit]