Contraxiala obliqua

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Contraxiala obliqua
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C. obliqua
Binomial name
Contraxiala obliqua
Laseron, 1956 [1]

Contraxiala obliqua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species is the only known species to exist within the genus, Contraxiala.[2]

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Great Barrier Reef, off the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia, Australia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Laseron, C., 1956. The Families Rissoinidae and Rissoidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7(3): p.421, fig. 88
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Contraxiala obliqua Laseron, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592479 on 2012-01-12

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