Margarites calliostomoides

Margarites calliostomoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1]

Margarites calliostomoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Species:
M. calliostomoides
Binomial name
Margarites calliostomoides
Egorov, 2000

Description

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The height of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Kurile Islands, Russia.

References

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  • Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls. page(s): 32