| Margarites imperialis | |
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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. imperialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarites imperialis Simone & Birman, 2006 | |
Margarites imperialis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.
Description
The height of the shell attains 9.6 mm, its diameter 8.8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at depths between 640 m and 900 m.
References
- Simone & Birman. 2006. Novapex Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Pages: 13-16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- Margarites imperialis Simone & Birman, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
- Simone L.R.L. & Birman A. 2006. Two new species of the genus Margarites (Vetigastropoda: Trochidae) from Brazil. Novapex 7(1): 13–16
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002–2006. Census of Marine Life.
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