Cantharidella beachportensis
Cantharidella beachportensis, common name the Beachport top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Cantharidella beachportensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Cantharidella |
| Species: | C. beachportensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cantharidella beachportensis Cotton & Godfrey, 1934 | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia.
References
- Marshall, B. (2013). Cantharidella beachportensis Cotton & Godfrey, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719219 on 2014-01-11
- Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1934. South Australian Shells (including descriptions of new genera and species). Part 12, Trochidae (continued). South Australian Naturalist 15(4): 106-121, pl. 1, figs 1-12
- Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp.
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
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