Falsimargarita glaucophaos
Falsimargarita glaucophaos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1][2]
| Falsimargarita glaucophaos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Falsimargarita |
| Species: | F. glaucophaos |
| Binomial name | |
| Falsimargarita glaucophaos (Barnard, 1963) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 15 mm. The shell contains, besides the smooth protoconch, 3½ rounded whorls.
Distribution
This species occurs in South Africa (country).[1]
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Falsimargarita glaucophaos (Barnard, 1963). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865122 on 2018-12-28
- Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98.
External links
- Barnard (1963), Deep sea Mollusca from west of Cape Point, South Africa; Annals of the South African Museum v. 46 407–452, 11figs.
- "Minolia glaucophaos". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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