Falsimargarita georgiana

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Falsimargarita georgiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Falsimargarita
Species:
F. georgiana
Binomial name
Falsimargarita georgiana
Dell, 1990

Falsimargarita georgiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Description[edit]

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 31 mm. It has a rounded whorl profile and a uniform spiral sculpture.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands at depths between 2718 m and 2818 m.

References[edit]

  • Dell, R. K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington 27: 1–311 page(s): 95

External links[edit]

  • "Falsimargarita georgiana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.