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Cantharidus burchorum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Scientific name
  
Cantharidus burchorum

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Trochidae

Rank
  
Species

Cantharidus burchorum 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 26 mm, its diameter 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands

References

Cantharidus burchorum Wikipedia