Otukaia chilena
| Chilean top shell | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Otukaia |
| Species: | O. chilena |
| Binomial name | |
| Otukaia chilena (Rehder, 1971) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Otukaia chilena, common name the Chilean top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Valparaiso, Chile.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Otukaia chilena (Rehder, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512120 on 2012-12-07
- Rehder H.A. (1971) A molluscan faunule from 200 meters off Valparaiso, Chile, with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83: 585-596. page(s): 590
External links
| External identifiers for Otukaia chilena | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 17865962 |
| WoRMS | 512120 |
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