Laetifautor spinulosum
| Laetifautor spinulosum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Laetifautor |
| Species: | L. spinulosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Laetifautor spinulosum (Tate, 1893) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Calliostoma spinulosum Tate, 1893 | |
Laetifautor spinulosum, common name the spine top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southern Australia and Western Australia.
References
- 1 2 Laetifautor spinulosum (Tate, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Allan, J. (1950). Australian Shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House. xix 470 pp.
- Cotton, B.C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Adelaide : Govt. Printer. pp. 1–449.
- Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1–408.
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