Falsimargarita thielei
Falsimargarita thielei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Falsimargarita thielei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Falsimargarita |
| Species: | F. thielei |
| Binomial name | |
| Falsimargarita thielei (Hedley, 1916) | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 22 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the South Shetland Islands and the South Orkney Islands at depths between 300 m and 400 m.
References
- Falsimargarita thielei (Hedley, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Hedley, C. 1916. Mollusca. Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. Scientific Reports (C)4: 80 pp., 9 pls.
- 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): 93
- Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp
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