Margarites avachensis
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Margarites avachensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.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 2012-09-01Kantor 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.
Description
The shell attains a height of 15 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Northern Pacific Ocean.
References
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- 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.
External links
- [http://www.eol.org/pages/4796339 Encyclopedia of Life]
- [http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/iz/?qn=Margarites+avachensis USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection]
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556967 World Register of Marine Species]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1955
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