Margarites avachensis explained

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

Description

The shell attains a height of 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Northern Pacific Ocean.

References

• Gulbin V.V. & Chaban E.M. (2012) Annotated list of shell-bearing gastropods of Commander Islands. Part I. The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society 15-16: 5–30.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Margarites avachensis Galkin, 1955 [ex Bartsch MS]. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556967 on 2012-09-01
2. 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.