Dentimargo pumila

Dentimargo pumila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Dentimargo pumila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Marginellidae
Subfamily:
Marginellinae
Genus:
Dentimargo
Species:
D. pumila
Binomial name
Dentimargo pumila
Redfield, 1870
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginella pusilla Adams, H.G., 1869 (nomen dubium)
  • Marginella borbonica Jousseaume, 1875 (nomen dubium)
  • Marginella pumila Redfield, 1870

Description

The size of the shell is 5 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion; in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii

References
  1. Dentimargo pumila Redfield, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 December 2010.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
  • "Dentimargo pumilus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 December 2010.


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