Shiny Marginella

Marginella glabella is a species of colorful small sea snail, a marine gastropod in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in Northwest Africa, including Cape Verde (doubtful),^[1] Mauritania, Senegal and European waters, including the Canary Islands.^[1]

References

• Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
• Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
• Boyer F. (2015). Révision des marginelles de Linné (Mollusques prosobranches : Marginellidae et Cystiscidae). Xenophora Taxonomy. 8: 33-55