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Callomphala globosa

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Callomphala globosa
Original drawing with three views of a shell of Callomphala globosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Callomphala
Species:
C. globosa
Binomial name
Callomphala globosa
Hedley, 1901
Synonyms

Teinostoma (Callomphala) globosa Hedley, 1901

Callomphala globosa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Description

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(Original description by Charles Hedley) The height of this shell is 2 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm. This species differs from Callomphala lucida by being smaller, higher in proportion and closely engraved by numerous fine, spiral striae.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2013). Callomphala globosa Hedley, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742678 on 2013-10-17
  2. ^ Hedley, C. 1901. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 721–732