Silver Margarite [Margarites helicinus]
Description
A small marine snail with a rounded, smooth, and pearly shell. It can be found in the Arctic and Northern Atlantic Ocean, often in rocky, subtidal areas. It is a scavenger, feeding on dead organic matter.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda
|
| Family |
Top snails
Trochidae
|
| Genus |
Margarites
Margarites
|