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Puppet Margarite

Margarites pupillus

814 observations in the source records

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28 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 25, February 24, March 37, April 43, May 66, June 58, July 46, August 41, September 36, October 28, November 23, December 23.
United States800
Canada450
British Columbia449
Alaska212
Washington200
California120
Oregon24
Manitoba1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderTrochida
FamilyMargaritidae
GenusGlobe Snails · Margarites

Sources

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