Hydroginella angustata
| Hydroginella angustata | |
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| Shell of Hydroginella angustata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Hydroginella |
| Species: | H. angustata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydroginella angustata Boyer, Wakefield & McCleery, 2003[1] | |
Hydroginella angustata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm to 9.2 mm and is a uniform opaque pale cream. It has a smooth and glossy surface it is very narrow and tapers towards the base and is not shouldered. The spire is elevated to a moderate extent and it smooth sided and slightly blunt. It forms 25% of the shell length. The aperture is four fifths(4/5) of the total length of the shell with parallel sides and is very long and narrow. Its labrum is mostly straingh except for being slightly inflexed at the basal(lower) third. There are no internal lirae and about 40 minute denticles(small tooth-like or bristle-like structure).[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the coast of Fiji.
References
- ↑ Boyer, Wakefield & McCleery. 2003. Novapex 4 (2–3): 67–77. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ↑ Hydroginella angustata Boyer, Wakefield & McCleery, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ↑ "Security check". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- Boyer, F., Wakefield, A., McCleery, T., 2003. - The genus Hydroginella (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) at bathyal levels from the Fiji Islands. Novapex 4(2-3): 67-77