Margarites giganteus
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Turbinidae |
Genus: | Margarites |
Species: | M. giganteus
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Binomial name | |
Margarites giganteus (Leche, 1878)
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Synonyms | |
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Margarites giganteus, common name the giant margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1]
Description[]
The height of the shell attains 6 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off Novaya Zemlya, Russia.
References[]
- ^ Margarites giganteus (Leche, 1878). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
- W. Leche (1878), öfversikt öfver de af Svenska Exp. till N. Semlja och Jenissej 1875 och 1876 insamlade hafsmoll; Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. Bd, 1878
Categories:
- Margarites
- Gastropods described in 1878
- Trochoidea (superfamily) stubs