Margarites smithi
Smith margarite | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Turbinidae |
Genus: | Margarites |
Species: | M. smithi
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Binomial name | |
Margarites smithi Bartsch, 1927
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Synonyms | |
Margarites (Lirularia ?) smithi Bartsch, 1927 |
Margarites smithi, common name the Smith margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1][2]
Description[]
The height of the shell attains 1.6 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.
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Distribution[]
The type of this marine species was collected off Monterey, California.
References[]
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites smithi Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534178 on 2012-09-01
- ^ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
External links[]
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
Categories:
- Margarites
- Gastropods described in 1927
- Trochoidea (superfamily) stubs