Selastele onustum

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Selastele onustum
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S. onustum
Binomial name
Selastele onustum
(Odhner, 1924)
Synonyms [1]
  • Calliostoma onustumOdhner, 1924
  • Fautor onustus(Odhner, 1924)

Selastele onustum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. [1]

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Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Selastele onustum (Odhner, 1924) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 22 April 2010.
  2. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN   0-00-216906-1