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The shells are small, narrow, with a tall [[spire (mollusc)|spire]] and strongly [[sculpture (mollusc)|sculptured]] post-nuclear [[whorl (mollusc)|whorl]]s. |
The shells are small, narrow, with a tall [[spire (mollusc)|spire]] and strongly [[sculpture (mollusc)|sculptured]] post-nuclear [[whorl (mollusc)|whorl]]s. |
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==Species within the genus '' |
==Species within the genus ''Fautor''== |
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* ''[[Fautor onustus]]'' <small>(Odhner, 1924)</small> |
* ''[[Fautor onustus]]'' <small>(Odhner, 1924)</small> |
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* ''[[Fautor consobrinum]]'' <small>([[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell]], 1958)</small> |
* ''[[Fautor consobrinum]]'' <small>([[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell]], 1958)</small> |
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| Genus: | Fautor Iredale, 1924
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Fautor is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top shells.
Distribution
This genus is found in south eastern Australia, and New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands.
Description
The shells are small, narrow, with a tall spire and strongly sculptured post-nuclear whorls.
Species within the genus Fautor
- Fautor onustus (Odhner, 1924)
- Fautor consobrinum (Powell, 1958)
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References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- NZ Mollusca