Margarites koreanicus explained

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

Description

(Original description by W.H. Dall) The height of the shell attains 7 mm. The small, white shell has with four well rounded whorls exclusive of the minute glassy nucleus, and a distinct not appressed suture. The spiral sculpture consists of a feeble thread at the base and two stronger, rather widely separated, sharper threads around the narrow umbilicus. The spiral sculpture also consists of (on the last whorl about 25) obliquely retractive low folds which barely reach the periphery, with narrower interspaces, but are feebly and irregularly revived on the base, especially near the umbilicus. The subcircular aperture is hardly interrupted by the body and has a sharp thin margin.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Sea of Japan, off Korea.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Margarites koreanicus (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556972 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.
3. https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofuni561920unit Dall (1919) Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean; Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum, vol. 56 (1920)