Cantharidus pallidulus

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Cantharidus pallidulus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Cantharidus
Species:
C. pallidulus
Binomial name
Cantharidus pallidulus
A. Adams, 1851 [1]

Cantharidus pallidulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [2]

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Description

The imperforate shell has an elevated conical shape. The ribs are transversely elevated with golden yellow colors. The columella is almost straight and somewhat swollen in the middle. The lip shows some ridges within.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia.

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References

  1. A. Adams, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1851 pt. 19 p. 170
  2. Marshall, B. (2013). Cantharidus pallidulus A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720356 on 19 January 2014