Cantharidella
Cantharidella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
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| Drawing with three views of a shell of Cantharidella picturata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Cantharidella Pilsbry, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Gibbula picturata A. Adams & Angas, 1864 | |
Description
This genus consists of small forms with much the aspect of tiny Cantharidus. They are usually polished, narrowly or not perforate. The shell is conical, and elongated.[2]
Distribution
This genus of marine species occurs off India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia).
Species
Species within the genus Cantharidella include:
- Cantharidella balteata (Philippi, 1849)
- Cantharidella beachportensis Cotton & Godfrey, 1934
- Cantharidella ocellina (Hedley, 1911)
- Cantharidella picturata (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Cantharidella rottnestensis Verco, 1911
- Cantharidella tiberiana (Crosse, 1863)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Cantharidella aurea Tenison-Woods, J.E., 1876: synonym of Cantharidella tiberiana (Crosse, 1863)
- Cantharidella tesselata Tenison-Woods, J.E., 1878: synonym of Cantharidella tiberiana (Crosse, 1863)
- Cantharidella tesselata (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of Cantharidus tessellatus (A. Adams, 1853)
References
- WoRMS (2013). Cantharidella Pilsbry, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413456 on 2014-01-09
- Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Further reading
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
External links
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