Margarites miona

Margarites miona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Turbinidae
Genus:Margarites
Species: M. miona
Binomial name
Margarites miona
Dall, 1927[1]
Synonyms

Margarites (Lilularia) miona Dall, 1927

Margarites miona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at depths between 538 m and 805 m

References

  1. ↑ 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 (18): 1-134. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  2. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites miona Dall, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533038 on 2012-09-01


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