Margarites shinkai explained

Margarites shinkai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.^[1] The species is named after the deep diving submersible DSV Shinkai 2000.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs near cold seeps off the Sagami Bay, Japan.

References

• Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Margarites shinkai Okutani, Tsuchida & Fujikura, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512332 on 2012-09-01
2. Five Bathyal Gastropods Living within or near the Calyptogena–Community of the Hatsushima Islet,Sagami Bay. Okutani. Takashi. Tsuchida. Eiji. Fujikura. Katsunori. Venus (Japanese Journal of Malacology). 51. 3. 137–148. 1992. 10.18941/venusjjm.51.3_137.