Coelotrochus viridis
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| Coelotrochus viridis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Coelotrochus |
| Species: | C. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coelotrochus viridis (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Coelotrochus viridis, common name the green top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Coelotrochus viridis (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598205 on 2012-11-23
- 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
- Marshall, B.A., 1998. A review of the Recent Trochini of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). Moll. Res.1, 19:73-106
External links
| External identifiers for Coelotrochus viridis | |
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| WoRMS | 598205 |
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