Otukaia chilena

Chilean top shell
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]
  • Calliostoma chilenum Rehder, 1971

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. 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
External identifiers for Otukaia chilena
Encyclopedia of Life 17865962
WoRMS 512120


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