Laetifautor spinulosus

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Laetifautor spinulosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Laetifautor
Species:
L. spinulosus
Binomial name
Laetifautor spinulosus
(Tate, 1893)
Synonyms [1]

Calliostoma spinulosumTate, 1893

Laetifautor spinulosus, common name the spine top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies. [1]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southern Australia and Western Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Laetifautor spinulosus (Tate, 1893). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467302 on 2018-12-28