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Falsimargarita
Sign in to saveFalsimargarita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyCalliostomatidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 50
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Calliostomatidae
- Collections
- USNM, SIO, NMV, ALMNH, MNHN, TMAG
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, Antarctica, Antarctique, Australia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Calliostomatidae
- Image
- Falsimargarita gemma 001.jpg
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- Falsimargarita
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Encyclopedic overview
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Falsimargarita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.
==Description== This genus differs from the other genera in the family Calliostomatidae by several characteristics: the conspicuous spiral whorls, obvious sculpture, an open umbilicus, a thin shell and external iridescence.
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