Biology:Falsimargarita glaucophaos

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Falsimargarita glaucophaos
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Falsimargarita
Species:
F. glaucophaos
Binomial name
Falsimargarita glaucophaos
(Barnard, 1963)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma glaucophaos Barnard, 1963
  • Minolia glaucophaos (Barnard, 1963)

Falsimargarita glaucophaos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1][2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 15 mm. The shell contains, besides the smooth protoconch, 3½ rounded whorls.

Distribution

This species occurs in South Africa (country).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 MolluscaBase (2018). Falsimargarita glaucophaos (Barnard, 1963). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865122 on 2018-12-28
  2. Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98.

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q60328999 entry