Margarella obsoleta

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Margarella obsoleta is a sea snail in the family Calliostomatidae. It lives in subantarctic waters off South Georgia. It was first described in 1951 by A. W. B. Powell. The species has had other scientific names in the past, including Margarella tropidophoroides obsoleta and Photinula carinata. Scientific classification: Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Mollusca; Class Gastropoda; Order Trochida; Family Calliostomatidae; Genus Margarella; Species obsoleta. Binomial name: Margarella obsoleta.