Marginella musica
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| Marginella musica | |
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| Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of M. musica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Marginella |
| Species: | M. musica |
| Binomial name | |
| Marginella musica Hinds[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Marginella (Afriamarginella) musica Hinds, 1844 alternative representation | |
Marginella musica, common name the musical marginal shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]
The length of the shell attains 22 mm.[3]
The shell shape and glossy surface are typical of a Marginella. The striped colour pattern is distinctive. The adult shells are relatively solid. The outer lip is thickened. The lower part of the columella shows four oblique pleats.[3]
The colour of the shell is pale brown to greyish-brown with fine black spiral lines. The animal is cream to pale orange, with a pattern of fine red lines on its large foot.[3]
