Coelotrochus rex | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Coelotrochus |
Species: | C. rex
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Binomial name | |
Coelotrochus rex | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Thoristella rex Marshall, 1998 (original combination) |
Coleotrochus rex is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
The shells of most species of sea snails are spirally coiled. The height of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 18 mm.
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands.