Calthalotia comtessi
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| Calthalotia comtessi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Calthalotia |
| Species: | C. comtessi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calthalotia comtessi (Iredale, 1931) | |
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Calthalotia comtessi, common name the spotted strawberry top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell of this species varies between 8 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southeast Australia, New South Wales and Japan.
References
- ↑ Marshall, B. (2013). Calthalotia comtessi (Iredale, 1931). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719241 on 2014-01-09
- Wilson B. (1993) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 1. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 408 pp
External links
| External identifiers for Calthalotia comtessi | |
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| WoRMS | 719241 |
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