Margarella achilles
Margarella achilles is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2][3]
| Margarella achilles | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Margarella |
| Species: | M. achilles |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarella achilles (Strebel, 1908) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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.
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References
- Strebel, H. 1908. Die Gastropoden (mit Ausnahme de nackten Opisthobranchier). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 6(1): 111 pp., 6 pls.
- 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
- Zelaya D.G. (2004) The genus Margarella Thiele, 1893 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The Nautilus 118(3): 112-120.
External links
- To Antarctic Invertebrates
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
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