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Aspa marginata

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Tonnoidea

Genus
  
Phylum
  
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Family
  
Scientific name
  
Aspa marginata

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Species

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Aspa, Bufonaria, Bursa scrobilator, Bursa rhodostoma, Bursa

Aspa marginata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

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Description

Shells of Aspa marginata can reach a size of 20–40 millimetres (0.79–1.57 in). These shells are quite thick, beige in color, with a smooth surface, a deep siphonal canal and a short spire.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Western Africa, Senegal and Canary Islands.

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Pliocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 3.6 to 0.781 million years ago).

Cultural aspects

The fossilized shells have been valued by humans and Neanderthals.

References

Aspa marginata Wikipedia


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