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Alaginella aikeni

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Alaginella aikeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Alaginella
Species:
A. aikeni
Binomial name
Alaginella aikeni
Lussi, 2013

Alaginella aikeni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Eastern Cape Province South Africa.

References

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  • Lussi, M. (2013). "Description of six new species of Marginellidae from off the eastern seaboard of South Africa with notes on comparable species (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea)". Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 81: 18–24.
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  • Alaginella, aikeni. "image". conchology.be. Guido T. Poppe & Philippe Poppe.