Biology:Cantharidus burchorum
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Cantharidus burchorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Cantharidus |
Species: | C. burchorum
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Binomial name | |
Cantharidus burchorum Marshall, 1998
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Cantharidus burchorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 26 mm, its diameter 16 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands
References
- ↑ Cantharidus burchorum Marshall, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- Marshall B.A. 1998. The New Zealand Recent species of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 and Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). Molluscan Research 19(1): 107–156
Wikidata ☰ Q5033753 entry