Charisma simplex is a species of extremely small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Trochidae, commonly known as top snails.[1]

Charisma simplex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Charisma
Species:
C. simplex
Binomial name
Charisma simplex
(Laseron, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Cavotera simplex Laseron, 1954
  • Charisma (Cavotera) simplex (Laseron, 1954)

Description

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The height of the shell is 1 mm. The shell is a "depressed turbinate" and has a complete peristome.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia, specifically found in the coastal waters off New South Wales.

References

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  1. Marshall, B. (2013). Charisma simplex (Laseron, 1954). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718887 on 2014-03-12
  2. Laseron, Charles (1954). "Revision of the Liotiidae of New South Wales". The Australian Zoologist. 12 (1): 14.
  • Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the Liotiidae of New South Wales. The Australian Zoologist 12(1): 1-25, figs 1-49a
  • Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1-109
  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
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