Biology:Cantharidus mortenseni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Cantharidus |
| Species: | C. mortenseni
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| Cantharidus mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
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Cantharidus mortenseni 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 7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand, the Antipodes Islands and the Bounty Islands.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cantharidus mortenseni (Odhner, 1924). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598221 on 2012-11-23
- Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells. Collins, Auckland 500p (p. 56)
- Marshall, B.A. 1998: The New Zealand Recent species of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810 and Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). Molluscan Research 19: 107-156 (p. 144)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q8010874 entry
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