Margarites salmoneus

Salmon margarite
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Species:
M. salmoneus
Binomial name
Margarites salmoneus
(Carpenter, 1864)[1]
Synonyms

Margarita salmonea Carpenter, 1864

Margarites salmoneus, common name the salmon margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[2][3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Washington to Southern California, USA.

References

  1. ↑ Carpenter, Proc. Cal. Acad. N. Sci. iii, p. 158 (1864).
  2. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites salmoneus (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534176 on 2012-09-01
  3. ↑ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
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  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • ITIS
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Margarites salmoneus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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