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Botelloides chrysalidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
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Description
The height of the shell attains 3.1 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm. The stoutly built and polished shell has a pupiform shape. The four whorls are depressed convex. The spiral and helicoid apex consists of 2½ turns. The shallow sutures are excavated. The circular aperture has a thick lip. There are faint colour bands parallel with and near to the sutures, as seen in some specimens. The surface shows, under a high magnification, fine growth lines.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia .
References
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