Otukaia chilena

Otukaia chilena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Otukaia
Species: O. chilena
Binomial name
Otukaia chilena
(Rehder, 1971)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma chilenum Rehder, 1971

Otukaia chilena, common name the Chilean top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Valparaiso, Chile.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Otukaia chilena (Rehder, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512120 on 2012-12-07

External links

External identifiers for Otukaia chilena
Encyclopedia of Life 17865962
WoRMS 512120