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Gastropoda: : Trochoidea: Margaritinae

Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006


Range: 30.72°S to 33.52°S; 51.68°W to 44.08°W
Depth: 85 to 90 m (live 90 to 85 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 13.3  mm

Synonymy

Margarites dnopherus auct. non Watson, 1879
Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006

Details


Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006a, p. 13-14, 16, figs. 1-5, 11
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Sta. IOUSP E321, off Cassino, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 33°31'S, 41°41'W, 85 m
Range: 30.72°S to 33.52°S; 51.68°W to 44.08°W
Depth: 85 to 90 m (live 90 to 85 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 13.3 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul
References: Simone & Birman (2006a) DdLlNSEWM
Comments: The 15 mm size reported by Simone & Birman (2006) is an estimate (Simone, pers. comm. 12 April 2006); the largest measurement they report is 13.3 mm.

Margarites dnopherus auct. non Watson, 1879, 
[Not available]
References: Simone & Birman (2006a) s
Comments: Misidentification by Rios (1994, in part).


Partial List of References

Simone, L. R. L. and A. Birman. 2006. Two new species of the genus Margarites (Vetigastropoda: Trochidae) from Brazil Novapex 7 13-16. [Stated date: 10 Mar 2006.]

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