Calliostoma zietzi, common name the Zietz top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma zietzi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. zietzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma zietzi Verco, 1905
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| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma (Fautor) zietzi Verco, 1905 | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor) .
Description edit
The height of the shell attains 8 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Victoria to Western Australia; off Tasmania.
References edit
- ^ Calliostoma zietzi Verco, 1905. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Cotton, B.C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Adelaide: Govt. Printer. pp. 1–449.
- Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1–408
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