Falsimargarita benthicola

Falsimargarita benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Falsimargarita benthicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Falsimargarita
Species:
F. benthicola
Binomial name
Falsimargarita benthicola
Dell, 1990

Description

The height of the shell attains 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Drake Passage, Antarctica, at depths between 3010 m and 3510 m.

References
  1. Falsimargarita benthicola Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Dell, R. K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington 27: 1–311 page(s): 97
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
  • "Falsimargarita benthicola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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