Margarites atlantoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Margaritidae |
Genus: | Margarites |
Species: | M. atlantoides |
Binomial name | |
Margarites atlantoides (Quinn, 1992) | |
Synonyms | |
Calliostoma atlantoides Quinn, 1992 |
Margarites atlantoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.
Description
The height of the shell attains 10 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Lesser Antilles at a depth of 500 m.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites atlantoides (Quinn, 1992). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533035 on 2012-09-01
- Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Margarites atlantoides |
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