Calliostoma zietzi explained

Calliostoma zietzi, common name the Zietz top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor) .

Description

The height of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Victoria to Western Australia; off Tasmania.

References

• Cotton, B.C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Adelaide: Govt. Printer. pp. 1–449.
• Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1–408

External links

• Verco, Notes on South Australian Mollusca with descriptions of new species, part II; Transactions and proceedings and report of the Royal Society of South Australia, v 29 (1905)