Persicula persicula
Species of gastropod
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Persicula persicula, common name: the spotted marginella, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae.[1]
| Persicula persicula | |
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| Persicula persicula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Persiculinae |
| Genus: | Persicula |
| Species: | P. persicula |
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| Persicula persicula | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde, Mauritania and Liberia.
