Calthalotia modesta
Calthalotia modesta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Calthalotia modesta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Calthalotia |
| Species: | C. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Calthalotia modesta (Thiele, 1930) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma modestum Thiele, J. 1930 | |
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.
References
- Marshall, B. (2013). Calthalotia modesta (Thiele, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720351 on 2014-01-09
- Thiele, J. 1930. Gastropoda und Bivalvia. pp. 561–596 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmayer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 5.
- Ponder, W.F. 1978. The unfigured Mollusca of J. Thiele. 1930 published in Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 423-441
- Wilson B. (1993) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 1. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 408 pp
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