Margarites atlantoides

Margarites atlantoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Turbinidae
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.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Lesser Antilles at a depth of 500 m.

References

  1. 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

External links

External identifiers for Margarites atlantoides
Encyclopedia of Life 19660542
WoRMS 533035


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