Coelotrochus oppressus
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| Coelotrochus oppressus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Coelotrochus |
| Species: | C. oppressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coelotrochus oppressus (B. A. Marshall, 1998) | |
Coelotrochus oppressus, common name the shouldered top shell, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand.
External links
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Coelotrochus oppressus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598201 on 2012-06-21
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
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