Agagus stellamaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2][3]

Agagus stellamaris
Shell of Agagus stellamaris (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Agagus
Species:
A. stellamaris
Binomial name
Agagus stellamaris
Herbert, 1991[1]

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 10 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and off East Africa.

References

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  1. ^ Herbert D.G. (1991) A revision of the genus Agagus Jousseaume, 1894 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). Journal of Natural History 25: 883-900.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Agagus stellamaris Herbert, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567704 on 2012-11-23
  3. ^ Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
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