Antimargarita smithiana
Antimargarita smithiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1]
| Antimargarita smithiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Margaritidae |
| Genus: | Antimargarita |
| Species: | A. smithiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Antimargarita smithiana (Hedley, 1916) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off East Antarctica and in the Bellinghausen Sea at depths between 30 m and 1117 m.
References
- Antimargarita smithiana (Hedley, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 July 2013.
- Aldea C., Zelaya D.G. & Troncoso J.S. (2009) Two new trochids of the genus Antimargarita (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Trochidae) from the Bellingshausen Sea and South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Polar Biology 32:417–426
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp
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