Biology:Calliobasis bilix

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliobasis bilix
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Calliobasis
Species:
C. bilix
Binomial name
Calliobasis bilix
(Hedley, 1905)
Synonyms[2]
  • Astele bilix Hedley, 1905[1]

Calliobasis bilix, common name the balanced top shell, is a species of small deep water sea snail in the family Seguenziidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to eastern Australia[3] and found in the Tasman Sea.[2][3]

Description

The height of the shell is about 4 mm (0.16 in).[4]

References

  1. Hedley, C. 1905: Mollusca from one hundred and eleven fathoms, east of Cape Byron, New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 6(2): 41–54.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Calliobasis bilix (Hedley, 1905)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492397. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Species Calliobasis bilix (Hedley, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Calliobasis_bilix. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Calliobasis bilix". Gastropods.com. https://conchology.be/?t=263&family=SEGUENZIIDAE%20SEGUENZIINAE%20FLUXINELLINI&fullspecies=Calliobasis%20bilix&shellID=6850. 

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