Serrata arcuata
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Serrata arcuata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The Latin arcuatus refers to the curved labrum of the species.[3]
Description[edit]
The shell has an asymmetrical outline curved on the right side. The length of the shell attains 5.1 mm and has an opaque colour. In the shape of the aperture and outer lip, S. arcuata fits in the Serrata hians group.[3]
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Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range 250-300 m.)
References[edit]
- ^ Boyer (2008). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196 : 389–436. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Serrata arcuata Boyer, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ a b Boyer, F. (2008). The genus Serrata Jousseaume, 1875 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) in New Caledonia. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993).
- Boyer, F. (2008). The genus Serrata Jousseaume, 1875 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) in New Caledonia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 389-436.
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