Antimargarita maoria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1]
| Antimargarita maoria | |
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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: | Antimargarita |
| Species: | A. maoria
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| Binomial name | |
| Antimargarita maoria Dell, 1995
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Description edit
The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 14 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to the Antipodes Islands, New Zealand.
References edit
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Antimargarita maoria Dell, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598283 on 2012-09-01
- Dell, R. 1995: New species and records of deep-water Mollusca from off New Zealand. Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 2: 1-26
External links edit
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