Margarites mirabilis

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

Margarites mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Margaritidae
Genus:
Margarites
Species:
M. mirabilis
Binomial name
Margarites mirabilis
Simone & Birman, 2006[1]
Synonyms

Margarites dnopherus auct. non Watson, 1879

Description

The height of the shell attains 13.3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 85 m and 90 m.

References
  1. Simone & Birman. 2006. Novapex Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Pages: 13-16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.


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