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Margarites smithi

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Smith margarite
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Species:
M. smithi
Binomial name
Margarites smithi
Bartsch, 1927
Synonyms

Margarites (Lirularia ?) smithi Bartsch, 1927

Margarites smithi, common name the Smith margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1][2]

Description

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The height of the shell attains 1.6 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.

Distribution

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The type of this marine species was collected off Monterey, California.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites smithi Bartsch, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534178 on 2012-09-01
  2. ^ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
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