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Calthalotia modesta
Scientific classification
Synonyms

Calliostoma modestum Thiele, J. 1930

Calthalotia modesta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Description

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

  • Thiele, J. 1930. Gastropoda und Bivalvia. pp. 561–596 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmayer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 5.
  • Ponder, W.F. 1978. The unfigured Mollusca of J. Thiele. 1930 published in Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 423-441
  • Wilson B. (1993) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 1. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 408 pp
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