Calliostoma hedleyi
Calliostoma hedleyi 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. hedleyi |
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| Calliostoma hedleyi Pritchard & Gatliff, 1902 | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor).
Description
The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in Australian waters off Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia
References
- Calliostoma hedleyi Pritchard & Gatliff, 1902. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Cotton, B.C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Govt. Printer, Adelaide. 1-449
- Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J., 1962. Marine Molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne University Press and National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne. xv, 475
- Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1–408.
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