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 ![]() | |
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
editThis 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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