''Margarella tropidophoroides'' is a
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of
sea snail
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, a
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the
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Calliostomatidae
Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetail ...
.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Margarella tropidophoroides'' (Strebel, 1908). Accessed through: ]World Register of Marine Species
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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533032 on 2012-12-07[Zelaya D.G. (2004) The genus Margarella Thiele, 1893 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The Nautilus 118(3): 112-120.]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 19 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
South Georgia Islands
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at depths between 12 m and 55 m.
References
* Strebel, H. 1908. ''Die Gastropoden (mit Ausnahme de nackten Opisthobranchier). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903'' 6(1): 111 pp., 6 pls
External links
Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)Encyclopedia of LifeWorld Register of Marine Species*
tropidophoroides
Gastropods described in 1908
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