Margarella jason is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Margarella jason | |
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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: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Margarella |
| Species: | M. jason
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| Binomial name | |
| Margarella jason A. W. B. Powell, 1951
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Description
editThe height of the shell attains 10 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands at depths between 238 m and 270 m.
References
edit- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarella jason A. W. B. Powell, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533027 on 2012-12-07
- Powell, A. W. B. 1951. Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports 26: 47-196, pls. 5-10.
External links
edit- Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species