Callomphala globosa
| Callomphala globosa | |
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| Original drawing with three views of a shell of Callomphala globosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Callomphala |
| Species: | C. globosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Callomphala globosa Hedley, 1901
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| Synonyms | |
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Teinostoma (Callomphala) globosa Hedley, 1901 | |
Callomphala globosa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description
(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
This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Hedley, C. 1901. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 721–732