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Margarites avachensis

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Margarites avachensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Species:
M. avachensis
Binomial name
Margarites avachensis
Galkin, 1955 [ex Bartsch MS]

Margarites avachensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1][2]

Description

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The shell attains a height of 15 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Northern Pacific Ocean.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Margarites avachensis Galkin, 1955 [ex Bartsch MS]. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556967 on 2012-09-01
  2. ^ Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.
  • Gulbin V.V. & Chaban E.M. (2012) Annotated list of shell-bearing gastropods of Commander Islands. Part I. The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society 15-16: 5–30.
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