Falsimargarita georgiana
Falsimargarita georgiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Falsimargarita georgiana | |
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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. georgiana |
Binomial name | |
Falsimargarita georgiana Dell, 1990 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 31 mm. It has a rounded whorl profile and a uniform spiral sculpture.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands at depths between 2718 m and 2818 m.
References
- Falsimargarita georgiana Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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): 95
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