Margarites salmoneus

Margarites salmoneus, common name the salmon margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[2][3]

Salmon margarite
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. salmoneus
Binomial name
Margarites salmoneus
(Carpenter, 1864) [1]
Synonyms

Margarita salmonea Carpenter, 1864

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Washington to Southern California, USA.

References
  1. Carpenter, Proc. Cal. Acad. N. Sci. iii, p. 158 (1864).
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites salmoneus (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534176 on 2012-09-01
  3. Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
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  • To Encyclopedia of Life
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Margarites salmoneus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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