Margarella antarctica

Margarella antarctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Margarella
Species: M. antarctica
Binomial name
Margarella antarctica
(Lamy, 1905)

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

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 12.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 24 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Margarella antarctica (Lamy, 1905).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197257 on 1 May 2010.
  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.