Botelloides bassianus
A small marine snail endemic to Australian waters.
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It was originally described by Hedley in 1911.[1][2] The species is accepted in both the World Register of Marine Species and the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy.[1][2] A marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Trochidae is the species Botelloides bassianus.[3][1]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassVetigastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyTrochidae
- GenusBotelloides
- SpeciesBotelloides bassianus
Named by (Hedley, 1911)
Close relatives
Other species of Botelloides with a Codexery entry.
- Botelloides chrysalidus Botelloides chrysalidus
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Botelloides bassianus (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 594500 (CC BY 4.0)
Where the botelloides bassianus has been recorded
Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (47 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 4 inland records left out (institution coordinates).
Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain)
Quick Facts
- Height
- 4.5 mm / 0.177 in
- Diameter
- 2 mm / 0.079 in
- Number of whorls
- 5
- Subspecies
- Botelloides bassianus bassianus, Botelloides bassianus borda
Facts from the source article.
Biology and range
Earlier whorls are smooth, while later whorls bear the spiral grooves.[4] GBIF holds 49 occurrence records for this taxon as of 7 October 2026.[2] The species is found in a marine environment.[1]
What the specialist sources record
The WoRMS record lists the family as Trochidae, order Trochida, class Gastropoda.[1] GBIF also places the species in order Trochida and family Trochidae.[2]
References
- World Register of Marine Species, Botelloides bassianus (AphiaID 594500). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Botelloides bassianus (taxon key 4615701). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org
- Wikipedia, "Botelloides bassianus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rosenberg, G. (2012). Botelloides bassianus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594500 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Botelloides bassianus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hedley C. (1911)Report on the Mollusca obtained by the F.I.S. 'Endeavour' chiefly off Cape Wiles South Australia. Part 1; Zoological Results of the Fisheries xp (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Botelloides bassianus (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Botelloides bassianus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; order, family and genus checked against WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
- Occurrence records: GBIF (CC0 / CC BY). Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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