Venustatrochus galateae

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Venustatrochus galateae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Venustatrochus
Species:
V. galateae
Binomial name
Venustatrochus galateae
B. A. Marshall, 2016

Venustatrochus galateae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1][2]

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Venustatrochus galateae B. A. Marshall, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880961 on 2018-12-28
  2. ^ Marshall, B. A. (2016). New species of Venustatrochus Powell, 1951 from New Zealand, and new species of Falsimargarita Powell, 1951 and a new genus of the Calliostomatidae from the southwest Pacific, with comments on some other calliostomatid genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36: 119-141.