Cantharidus turneri

Cantharidus turneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Cantharidus
Species: C. turneri
Binomial name
Cantharidus turneri
(Powell, 1939)
Synonyms

Margarella turneri Powell, 1939

Cantharidus turneri 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 9 mm, its diameter 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Stewart Island, New Zealand.

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

External links

External identifiers for Cantharidus turneri
WoRMS 598228


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