Cantharidus burchorum
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| Cantharidus burchorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Cantharidus |
| Species: | C. burchorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantharidus burchorum Marshall, 1998 | |
Cantharidus burchorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 26 mm, its diameter 16 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands
References
- ↑ Cantharidus burchorum Marshall, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- Marshall B.A. 1998. The New Zealand Recent species of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 and Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). Molluscan Research 19(1): 107-156
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