Cantharidus nolfi
| Cantharidus nolfi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Cantharidus |
| Species: | C. nolfi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cantharidus nolfi Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]
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Cantharidus nolfi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 6.5 mm and 8.5 mm. This sea snail is a broadcast spawner resulting in embryos developing into planktonic trocophore larvae, juvenile veligers and finally becoming fully grown adults.[3] It is a deposit feeder and grazer.[4]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
- ^ Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker. 2006. Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2 Pages: 3–228. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ Cantharidus nolfi Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Cantharidus nolfi". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "MolluscaBase - Kaiparathina nolfi (Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cantharidus nolfi.
- "Cantharidus nolfi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.