Margarites imperialis

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

Margarites imperialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Species:
M. imperialis
Binomial name
Margarites imperialis
Simone & Birman, 2006[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 9.6 mm, its diameter 8.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 640 m and 900 m.

References


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