Margarites salmoneus, common name the salmon margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.[2][3]
| Salmon margarite | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Margaritidae |
| Genus: | Margarites |
| Species: | M. salmoneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Margarites salmoneus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Margarita salmonea Carpenter, 1864 | |
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 11 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Washington to Southern California, USA.
References edit
- ^ Carpenter, Proc. Cal. Acad. N. Sci. iii, p. 158 (1864).
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Margarites salmoneus (Carpenter, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534176 on 2012-09-01
- ^ Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
External links edit
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Margarites salmoneus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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