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Margarita helicinus

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Turbo helicinus was named by Phipps (1774). It is extant.

It was recombined as Eumargarita helicinus by Fischer (1885); it was recombined as Margarita helicinus by Wenz (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1774Turbo helicinus Phipps
1885Eumargarita helicinus Fischer
1938Margarita helicinus Wenz p. 298

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
Pectinibranchia
genusMargaritaLeach 1814
specieshelicinus(Phipps 1774)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Margarita helicinus Phipps 1774
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available