Cocculinella osteophila is a species of small, deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cocculinellidae, the limpets.[2]
| Cocculinella osteophila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Cocculinellidae |
| Genus: | Cocculinella |
| Species: | C. osteophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Cocculinella osteophila B.A. Marshall, 1983[1]
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Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References edit
- ^ Marshall, B.A. 1983. The family Cocculinellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in New Zealand. National Museum of New Zealand Records 2: 139–143.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Cocculinella osteophila B.A. Marshall, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570843 on 2013-02-02
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