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Cratidentium rottnestense

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Cratidentium rottnestense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Cratidentium
Species:
C. rottnestense
Binomial name
Cratidentium rottnestense
(B. R. Wilson, 1993)
Synonyms
  • Cantharidella rottnestensis B. R. Wilson, 1993

Cratidentium rottnestense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

The size of the shell attains 2 mm. This marine species is endemic to Australia and is found off the coast of Western Australia.

References

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  1. ^ "Cratidentium rottnestense". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.