Margarella steineni
Species of gastropod
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Margarella steineni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]
| Margarella steineni | |
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| Original image of a shell of Margarella steineni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Margarella |
| Species: | M. steineni |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarella steineni (Strebel, 1905) | |
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The species was named after Karl von den Steinen, who accompanied the German Antarctic expedition (1901–1903).
Description
The height of the shell attains 12.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the South Georgia Islands at depths between 0 m and 26 m.