Botelloides chrysalidus


Botelloides chrysalidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
;Subspecies:Botelloides chrysalidus chrysalidus Botelloides chrysalidus kendricki Ponder, 1985

Description

The height of the shell attains 3.1 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm. The stoutly built and polished shell has a pupiform shape. The four whorls are depressed convex. The spiral and helicoid apex consists of 2½ turns. The shallow sutures are excavated. The circular aperture has a thick lip. There are faint colour bands parallel with and near to the sutures, as seen in some specimens. The surface shows, under a high magnification, fine growth lines.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia and Western Australia.