Falsimargarita
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Genus: | Falsimargarita Powell, 1951
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| Margarites gemma E.A. Smith, 1915 | |
Falsimargarita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
This genus differs from the other genera in the family Calliostomatidae by several characteristics: the conspicuous spiral whorls, obvious sculpture, an open umbilicus, a thin shell and external iridescence.[2]
Distribution
The species of this cold-water genus occurs in Antarctic waters and off the Magellanic Region of South America.
Species
Species within the genus Falsimargarita include:
- Falsimargarita benthicola Dell, 1990[3]
- Falsimargarita gemma (E.A. Smith, 1915)[4]
- Falsimargarita georgiana Dell, 1990[5]
- Falsimargarita iris (E.A. Smith, 1915)
- Falsimargarita nauduri Warén & Bouchet, 2001[6]
- Falsimargarita stephaniae Rios & Simone, 2005[7]
- Falsimargarita terespira Simone, 2008[8]
- Falsimargarita thielei (Hedley, 1916)[9]
References
- ^ Falsimargarita Powell, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ de Carvalho Rios & Simone, A new species of Falsimargarita (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Trochidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean; The Nautilus v. 119 (2005)
- ^ Falsimargarita benthicola Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ Falsimargarita gemma (E.A. Smith, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ Falsimargarita georgiana Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ Falsimargarita nauduri Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ Falsimargarita stephaniae Rios & Simone, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ Falsimargarita terespira Simone, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ^ Falsimargarita thielei (Hedley, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Dell R.K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand., 27, 1-3,264-285 pp. page(s): 93