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Cantharidus turneri

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Cantharidus turneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Cantharidus
Species:
C. turneri
Binomial name
Cantharidus turneri
(Powell, 1939)
Synonyms

Margarella turneri Powell, 1939

Cantharidus turneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 9 mm, its diameter 8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Stewart Island, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cantharidus turneri (Powell, 1939). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598228 on 2012-11-23
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells. Collins, Auckland 500p (p. 51)
  • Spencer, H.G.; Marshall, B.A.; Maxwell, P.A.; Grant-Mackie, J.A.; Stilwell, J.D.; Willan, R.C.; Campbell, H.J.; Crampton, J.S.; Henderson, R.A.; Bradshaw, M.A.; Waterhouse, J.B.; Pojeta, J. Jr (2009). Phylum Mollusca: chitons, clams, tusk shells, snails, squids, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 161–254
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  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Cantharidus turneri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.