Cantharidus opalus (Martyn, 1784)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- MolluscaBase. Cantharidus opalus (Martyn, 1784). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590656 on 2020-04-16
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- order
- Trochida
- family
- Trochidae
- genus
- Cantharidus
- species
- Cantharidus opalus
Name
- Synonyms
- Cantharidus iris (Gmelin, 1791)
- Cantharidus opalus cannoni Powell, 1933
- Cantharidus opalus var. biangulatus Suter, 1908
- Limax opalus Martyn, 1784
- Trochus acuminatus Perry, 1811
- Trochus iris Gmelin, 1791
- Homonyms
- Cantharidus opalus (Martyn, 1784)
- Common names
- Opal-Kreiselschnecke in الألمانية
- opal jewel topsnail in الانكليزية
- Opal-Kreiselschnecke in الألمانية
- opal jewel topsnail in الانكليزية
Bibliographic References
- Marshall, B. A. (1998). The New Zealand Recent species of <i>Cantharidus</i> Montfort, 1810 and <i>Micrelenchus</i> Finlay, 1926 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 19 (1): 107-156.
- Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.