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Cantharidus mortenseni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Trochidae

Scientific name
  
Cantharidus mortenseni

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Genus
  
Cantharidus

Higher classification
  
Cantharidus

Similar
  
Cantharidus, Trochidae, Gastropods

Cantharidus mortenseni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand, the Antipodes Islands and the Bounty Islands.

References

Cantharidus mortenseni Wikipedia