Margarites atlantoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1]
| Margarites atlantoides | |
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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: | Margaritidae |
| Genus: | Margarites |
| Species: | M. atlantoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Margarites atlantoides (Quinn, 1992)
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| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma atlantoides Quinn, 1992 | |
Description
editThe height of the shell attains 10 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Lesser Antilles at a depth of 500 m.
References
edit- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites atlantoides (Quinn, 1992). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533035 on 2012-09-01
- Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114
External links
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