Margarites biconica
Appearance
Margarites biconica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Margaritidae |
Genus: | Margarites |
Species: | M. biconica
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Binomial name | |
Margarites biconica Numanami, 1996
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Margarites biconica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 8 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, at depths between 155 m and 480 m.
References
- ^ Margarites biconica Numanami, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
- Numanami H. (1996) Taxonomic study on Antarctic gastropods collected by Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Series E, 39: 1-245.
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.