Graphicomassa margarita

Graphicomassa margarita, common name rice shells, Hawaiian name laiki,[1] is a species of small sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. The shells of this species are used to make Leis in Hawaii.

Graphicomassa margarita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Graphicomassa
Species:
G. margarita
Binomial name
Graphicomassa margarita
Reeve, 1859
Synonyms
  • Columbella margarita Reeve, 1859 (original combination)
  • Columbella varians
  • Mitrella margarita (Reeve, 1859)

References
  1. http://www.manandmollusc.net/Niihau/Mitrella-margarita.html
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.