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Cantharidus tessellatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Trochidae

Cantharidus tessellatus 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 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North, South and Stewart Island

References

Cantharidus tessellatus Wikipedia