Cantharidus capillaceus coruscans

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Cantharidus capillaceus coruscans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Order: Archaeogastropoda
Superfamily: Trochacea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Cantharidus
Species: C. capillaceus coruscans
Trinomial name
Cantharidus capillaceus coruscans
(Hedley, 1916)
Synonyms

Cantharidus perobtusus Suter, 1913
Photinula coruscans Hedley, 1916

Cantharidus capillaceus coruscans is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

[edit] Distribution

This subspecies is endemic to Australia's Macquarie Island, south of New Zealand.

[edit] Shell description

The shell is similar in sculpture and coloration to Cantharidus capillaceus capillaceus but is more squat, with a low, broadly conical spire, and a large, very broad body whorl.

The shell height is up to 23 mm, and the width is up to 21.5 mm.

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