Cantharidus tessellatus

Cantharidus tessellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Cantharidus
Species: C. tessellatus
Binomial name
Cantharidus tessellatus
(A. Adams, 1853)

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North, South and Stewart Island

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cantharidus tessellatus (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598227 on 2012-11-23

External links

External identifiers for Cantharidus tessellatus
WoRMS 598227


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