Margarites shinkai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Margarites shinkai Okutani, Tsuchida & Fujikura, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512332 on 2012-09-01 The species is named after the deep diving submersible DSV Shinkai 2000.
Distribution This marine species occurs near cold seeps off the Sagami Bay, Japan.
References
Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
External links Encyclopedia of Life World Register of Marine Species