Calliostoma zietzi
Calliostoma zietzi, common name the Zietz top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | C. zietzi |
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| Calliostoma zietzi Verco, 1905 | |
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Calliostoma (Fautor) zietzi Verco, 1905 | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor) .
Description
The height of the shell attains 8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Victoria to Western Australia; off Tasmania.
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References
- Calliostoma zietzi Verco, 1905. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Cotton, B.C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Adelaide: Govt. Printer. pp. 1–449.
- Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1–408
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