Margarites olivaceus

Margarites olivaceus, common name the eastern olive margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1]

Subspecies
  • Margarites olivaceus marginatus Dall, 1919
  • Margarites olivaceus olivaceus (Brown, 1827)

Margarites olivaceus
Drawing with an apertural view of a shell of Margarites olivaceus marginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Margaritidae
Genus:
Margarites
Species:
M. olivaceus
Binomial name
Margarites olivaceus
(Brown, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Eumargarita olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
  • Margarita glauca Möller, 1842
  • Margarita harrisoni Hancock, 1846
  • Margarites glauca Möller, H.P.C., 1842
  • Margarites grosvenori Dall, 1926
  • Solariella olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
  • Trochus argentatus Gould, A.A., 1841
  • Trochus glaucus (Möller, 1842)
  • Turbo olivaceus Brown, 1827

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in circum-arctic waters; in the North Atlantic Ocean; in the Pacific Ocean off Oregon, USA; in the Sea of Japan

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References
  1. Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  • Brown, T. 1827. Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. [vi] + v, 52 pls. W. H. Lizars, D. Lizars and S. Highley: London. [True date: post 25 Nov.]
  • Möller, H. P. C. 1842. Index molluscorum Groenlandiae. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 4: 76–97.
  • Dall, W. H. 1926. A new Margarites from Greenland. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 39: 59. [Stated date: 30 Jul 1926.]
  • 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 page(s): 60
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • "Margarites olivaceus olivaceus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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