| Margarella whiteana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Margarella |
| Species: | M. whiteana |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarella whiteana Linse, 2002 | |
Margarella whiteana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae, the top snails. [1]
This marine species occurs off the Antarctic Peninsula at depths between 3 m and 28 m.
The animal itself is a pale yellow in color. [1] It has two pairs of short cephalic tentacles with large black eyes on the posterior side of the tentacles. [1]
The shell is small, and wider than it is tall, at up to 7.6mm in height and 8.7 in diameter. The shell is covered in many spiral ribs, and lacks a periostracum. [1] The maximum recorded shell length is 8.7 mm. [2]
Minimum recorded depth is 3 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 28 m. [2]