Graphicomassa margarita
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Graphicomassa |
| Species: | G. margarita
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| Binomial name | |
| Graphicomassa margarita Reeve, 1859
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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.
References
[edit]- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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