Kermia margaritifera

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Kermia margaritifera
Shell of Kermia margaritifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. margaritifera
Binomial name
Kermia margaritifera
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurina foraminata (Reeve, L.A., 1845) (nomen dubium)
  • Mangilia margaritifera (Reeve, 1846)
  • Pleurotoma margaritifera Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Kermia margaritifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

The whorls are rounded or very slightly shouldered, reticulated by longitudinal and revolving fine ribs and lines. The color is yellowish brown, tinged with chestnut, sometimes forming an indistinct central band.[2]

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