Antimargarita maoria

Antimargarita maoria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1]

Antimargarita maoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Antimargarita
Species:
A. maoria
Binomial name
Antimargarita maoria
Dell, 1995

Description

The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 14 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the Antipodes Islands, New Zealand.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Antimargarita maoria Dell, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598283 on 2012-09-01
  • Dell, R. 1995: New species and records of deep-water Mollusca from off New Zealand. Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 2: 1-26


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