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Antimargarita maoria

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Antimargarita maoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Antimargarita
Species:
A. maoria
Binomial name
Antimargarita maoria
Dell, 1995

Antimargarita maoria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[1]

Description

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The height of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 14 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to the Antipodes Islands, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Antimargarita maoria Dell, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598283 on 2012-09-01
  • Dell, R. 1995: New species and records of deep-water Mollusca from off New Zealand. Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 2: 1-26
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