Cirsonella margaritiformis

Cirsonella margaritiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Skeneidae
Genus:Cirsonella
Species: C. margaritiformis
Binomial name
Cirsonella margaritiformis
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms[1]
  • Circulus margaritiformis (Dall, 1927)
  • Lydiphnis margaritiformis Dall, 1927 (original combination)

Cirsonella margaritiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1][2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Cirsonella margaritiformis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591066 on 2012-09-01
  2. ↑ Rubio F., Fernández-Garcés R. & Rolán E. (2011) The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas. Iberus 29(2): 1-230. (December 2011)
  • Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.


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