Antimargarita dulcis

Antimargarita dulcis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Margaritidae
Genus:	Antimargarita
Species:	A. dulcis
Binomial name
	Antimargarita dulcis; (E.A. Smith, 1907)
Synonyms
	Margarites dulcis E. A. Smith, 1907; Minolia dulcis E. A. Smith, 1907; Valvatella dulcis E.A. Smith, 1907 (original description);

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

Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm and 15 mm. The shell is turbinate, narrowly but deeply umbilicated, and exhibits an iridescent blue color often obscured by whitish, thread-like lines of growth and spiral line. The shell's whorls number between 5 and 5½, with the first few whorls being yellowish. The shell's outer surface displays more conspicuous lines of growth between the ridges, giving it a distinctive texture and appearance. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Antarctic waters off the South Shetland Islands, the Antarctic Peninsula, the Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea. This species inhabits deep waters, with the type locality reported at a depth of 130 fathoms.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Antimargarita dulcis (E.A. Smith, 1907). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 May 2012.
^ "Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS) - Antimargarita dulcis (E. A. Smith, 1907)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ Aldea, Cristian; Zelaya, Diego G.; Troncoso, Jesús S. (1 March 2009). "Two new trochids of the genus Antimargarita (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Trochidae) from the Bellingshausen Sea and South Shetland Islands, Antarctica". Polar Biology. 32 (3): 417–426. doi:10.1007/s00300-008-0534-9. ISSN 1432-2056.

Aldea C., Zelaya D.G. & Troncoso J.S. (2009) Two new trochids of the genus Antimargarita (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Trochidae) from the Bellingshausen Sea and South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Polar Biology 32:417–426
Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp

External links

"Antimargarita dulcis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Antimargarita dulcis (E.A. Smith, 1907). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 May 2012.

[2] "Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS) - Antimargarita dulcis (E. A. Smith, 1907)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[3] Aldea, Cristian; Zelaya, Diego G.; Troncoso, Jesús S. (1 March 2009). "Two new trochids of the genus Antimargarita (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Trochidae) from the Bellingshausen Sea and South Shetland Islands, Antarctica". Polar Biology. 32 (3): 417–426. doi:10.1007/s00300-008-0534-9. ISSN 1432-2056.

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