Margarella whiteana
| Margarella whiteana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Margarella |
| Species: | M. whiteana |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarella whiteana Linse, 2002 | |
Margarella whiteana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae, the top snails.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Antarctic Peninsula at depths between 3 m and 28 m.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 8.7 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 28 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2010). Margarella whiteana Linse, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197259 on 2011-03-17
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Linse, K. 2002. The shelled Magellanic Mollusca: with special reference to biogeographic relations in the Southern Ocean. Theses Zoologicae 34: [iv] + vii + 252 pp. A. R. G. Gantner: Ruggell, Lichtenstein.
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