Margarites albolineatus explained

Margarites albolineatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae, the turban snails.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

The height of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 8 mm. The imperforate shell has a depressed, suborbicular shape. The short spire consists of 5 convex whorls, that increase rapidly in size. It contains many white, filiform spiral threads. There is a large, round aperture, that is iridescent inside.^[4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the coast of the Bering Sea.

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
• Encyclopedia of Life
• ITIS
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites albolineatus (E. A. Smith, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528722 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
3. Kantor 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.
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100098#page/251/mode/1up Edgar A. Smith, On some mollusca from Bering Sea with descriptions of two new species of Trochidae; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London vol. 3 (1898-1899)