Falsimargarita benthicola
| Falsimargarita benthicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Falsimargarita |
| Species: | F. benthicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Falsimargarita benthicola Dell, 1990
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Falsimargarita benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 21 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Drake Passage, Antarctica, at depths between 3010 m and 3510 m.
References
- ^ Falsimargarita benthicola Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Dell, R. K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington 27: 1–311 page(s): 97
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
External links
- "Falsimargarita benthicola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.