Biology:Margarites keepi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Keep margarite
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Species:
M. keepi
Binomial name
Margarites keepi
Smith & Gordon, 1948

Margarites keepi, common name the Keep margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1][2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 2.1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California , USA.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites keepi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528727 on 2012-09-01
  2. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q3739642 entry