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Margarites biconica

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Margarites biconica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Species:
M. biconica
Binomial name
Margarites biconica
Numanami, 1996

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, at depths between 155 m and 480 m.

References

  • 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.