Biology:Margarella achilles

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Margarella achilles
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Margarella
Species:
M. achilles
Binomial name
Margarella achilles
(Strebel, 1908) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Photinula achilles Strebel, 1908 (basionym)

Margarella achilles is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2][3]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 19 mm.

Distribution

This subantarctic marine species is found off South Georgia at depths between 0 m and 53 m.

References

  1. Strebel, H. 1908. Die Gastropoden (mit Ausnahme de nackten Opisthobranchier). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 6(1): 111 pp., 6 pls.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarella achilles. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533025 on 2012-12-07
  3. Zelaya D.G. (2004) The genus Margarella Thiele, 1893 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The Nautilus 118(3): 112-120.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6759099 entry