Callomphala globosa

Callomphala globosa
Original drawing with three views of a shell of Callomphala globosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Skeneidae
Genus:	Callomphala
Species:	C. globosa
Binomial name
Callomphala globosa Hedley, 1901
Synonyms
Teinostoma (Callomphala) globosaHedley, 1901

Callomphala globosa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. ^[1]

Description

(Original description by Charles Hedley) The height of this shell is 2 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm. This species differs from Callomphala lucida by being smaller, higher in proportion and closely engraved by numerous fine, spiral striae. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Callomphala globosa Hedley, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742678 on 2013-10-17
2. Hedley, C. 1901. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 721–732