Otukaia eltanini

Otukaia eltanini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Otukaia
Species: O. eltanini
Binomial name
Otukaia eltanini
Dell, 1990[1]
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Otukaia) eltanini Dell, 1990

Otukaia eltanini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2][3]

Description

The height of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

In the colder waters of the Pacific Ocean and off the Antarctic Ridge.

References

  1. Dell, R. K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington 27: 1–311. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Otukaia eltanini Dell, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567189 on 2012-12-07
  3. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

External links

External identifiers for Otukaia eltanini
WoRMS 567189


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