Falsimargarita benthicola
| Falsimargarita benthicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Falsimargarita |
| Species: | F. benthicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Falsimargarita benthicola Dell, 1990 | |
Falsimargarita benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 21 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Drake Passage, Antarctica, at depths between 3010 m and 3510 m.
References
- ↑ Falsimargarita benthicola Dell, 1990. 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, Wellington 27: 1–311 page(s): 97
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
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