Calliostoma hedleyi

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Calliostoma hedleyi
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C. hedleyi
Binomial name
Calliostoma hedleyi
Pritchard & Gatliff, 1902

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Calliostoma hedleyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor).

Description

The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 17 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Australian waters off Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia

References

  • Cotton, B.C., 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Govt. Printer, Adelaide. 1-449
  • Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J., 1962. Marine Molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne University Press and National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne. xv, 475
  • Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1–408.

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