| Margarites pilsbryi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Margaritidae |
| Genus: | Margarites |
| Species: | M. pilsbryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarites pilsbryi Kuroda & Habe, 1952 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Margarites (Margarites) helicinus pilsbryi (Kuroda & Habe, 1952) | |
Margarites pilsbryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae,.
Description
It has a flat spiral shell similar to that of a garden snail its size varies from 3 mm to 6 mm. The color of the shell can either be a pinkish red or a light brown.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Margarites pilsbryi Kuroda & Habe, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556980 on 2012-09-01
- Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
External links
- "Margarites helicinus pilsbryi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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