Cantharidus turneri

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Cantharidus turneri
Cantharidus turneri (Powell, 1939) (AM MA70442-1).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Cantharidus
Species:
C. turneri
Binomial name
Cantharidus turneri
(Powell, 1939)
Synonyms

Margarella turneriPowell, 1939

Cantharidus turneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [1]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 9 mm, its diameter 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Stewart Island, New Zealand.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cantharidus turneri (Powell, 1939). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598228 on 2012-11-23