Margarella steineni explained

Margarella steineni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.^{[1] [2]}

The species was named after Karl von den Steinen, who accompanied the German Antarctic expedition (1901–1903).

Description

The height of the shell attains 12.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands at depths between 0 m and 26 m.

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species
• Strebel, Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna der Magalhaen-Provinz; Jena,Gustav Fischer,1904-1907

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarella steineni (Strebel, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533030 on 2012-12-07
2. Zelaya D.G. (2004) The genus Margarella Thiele, 1893 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The Nautilus 118(3): 112-120.