''Margarites striatus'', common name the striate margarite, is a

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Margaritidae Margaritidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Bouchet, P. (2012). Margaritidae. Accessed through: World Register ...

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 19 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean; in the Arctic Pacific Ocean at depths between 0 m and 22 m.

References

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