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Margarella jason

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Margarella jason
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Margarella
Species:
M. jason
Binomial name
Margarella jason
A. W. B. Powell, 1951

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

Description

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The height of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands at depths between 238 m and 270 m.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarella jason A. W. B. Powell, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533027 on 2012-12-07
  • Powell, A. W. B. 1951. Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports 26: 47-196, pls. 5-10.
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