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Protoginella caledonica

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Protoginella caledonica
Shell of Protoginella caledonica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Protoginella
Species:
P. caledonica
Binomial name
Protoginella caledonica
Boyer, 2001[1]

Protoginella caledonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 7 to 8.35 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  • Boyer F. (2001). Espèces nouvelles de Marginellidae du niveau bathyal de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Novapex 2(4): 157-169