Cirsonella margaritiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1][2]
| Cirsonella margaritiformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Cirsonella |
| Species: | C. margaritiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirsonella margaritiformis (Dall, 1927)
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Description
editThe height of the shell attains 4 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of 538 m.
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Cirsonella margaritiformis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591066 on 2012-09-01
- ^ Rubio F., Fernández-Garcés R. & Rolán E. (2011) The family Tornidae (Gastropoda, Rissooidea) in the Caribbean and neighboring areas. Iberus 29(2): 1-230. (December 2011)
- Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.
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