Margarites salmoneus

Salmon margarite
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
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
External identifiers for Margarites salmoneus
Encyclopedia of Life 401139
ITIS 69900
WoRMS 534176


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