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Margarella tropidophoroides

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Margarella tropidophoroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Margarella
Species:
M. tropidophoroides
Binomial name
Margarella tropidophoroides
(Strebel, 1908)
Synonyms

Photinula (Promargarita) tropidophoroides Strebel, 1908

Margarella tropidophoroides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]

Description

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The shell grows to a height of 19 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off South Georgia Islands at depths between 12 m and 55 m.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarella tropidophoroides (Strebel, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533032 on 2012-12-07
  2. ^ Zelaya D.G. (2004) The genus Margarella Thiele, 1893 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The Nautilus 118(3): 112-120.
  • Strebel, H. 1908. Die Gastropoden (mit Ausnahme de nackten Opisthobranchier). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 6(1): 111 pp., 6 pls
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  • Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Margarella tropidophoroides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.