''Falsimargarita parvispira'' is an extinct
species
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of
sea snail
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, a
marine
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gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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, in the
family
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Calliostomatidae
Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetail ...
within the superfamily
Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Falsimargarita parvispira'' Quilty, Darragh, Gallagher & Harding, 2016 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026218 on 2018-12-28][Quilty P.G., Darragh T.A., Gallagher S.J. & Harding L.A. (2016). Pliocene Mollusca (Bivalvia, Gastropoda) from the Sørsdal Formation, Marine Plain, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica: taxonomy and implications for Antarctic Pliocenepalaeoenvironments. Alcheringa. 40(4): 556-582.]
Distribution
This species occurs in Antarctica.
References
Calliostomatidae
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