Biology:Margarites smithi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Smith margarite
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Species:
M. smithi
Binomial name
Margarites smithi
Bartsch, 1927
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.

Distribution

The type of this marine species was collected off Monterey, California.

References

  1. 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
  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 ☰ Q3738157 entry