Margarites hickmanae

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Hickman margarite
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Species:
M. hickmanae
Binomial name
Margarites hickmanae
J. H. McLean, 1984

Margarites hickmanae, common name the Hickman margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Aleutians.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites hickmanae J. H. McLean, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528726 on 2012-09-01
  2. 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