Margarella whiteana

Margarella whiteana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Margarella
Species: M. whiteana
Binomial name
Margarella whiteana
Linse, 2002

Margarella whiteana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Contents

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.7 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 28 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Margarella whiteana Linse, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197259 on 2011-03-17
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.