Calliobasis bilix, common name the balanced top shell, is a species of small deep water sea snail in the family Seguenziidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to eastern Australia[3] and found in the Tasman Sea.[2][3]
| Calliobasis bilix | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Calliobasis |
| Species: | C. bilix
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliobasis bilix (Hedley, 1905)
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Description
editThe height of the shell is about 4 mm (0.16 in).[4]
References
edit- ^ Hedley, C. 1905: Mollusca from one hundred and eleven fathoms, east of Cape Byron, New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 6(2): 41–54.
- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Calliobasis bilix (Hedley, 1905)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Species Calliobasis bilix (Hedley, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Calliobasis bilix". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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