Margarella refulgens
| Margarella refulgens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Margarella |
| Species: | M. refulgens |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarella refulgens (E.A. Smith, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Margarella refulgens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 11 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the South Sandwich Islands and in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, at depths between 202 m and 1,108 m.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Margarella refulgens (E.A. Smith, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582412 on 2012-12-07
- ↑ Zelaya D.G. (2004) The genus Margarella Thiele, 1893 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The Nautilus 118(3): 112-120.
- Smith, E. A. 1907. Mollusca. II. Gastropoda. National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904, Natural History 2: 12 pp., 2 pls. British Museum (Natural History): London.
External links
| External identifiers for Margarella refulgens | |
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| WoRMS | 582412 |
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