Coelotrochus rex

Coelotrochus rex is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.^[2]

Coelotrochus rex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Coelotrochus
Species:	C. rex
Binomial name
Coelotrochus rex Marshall, 1998[1]
Synonyms[2]
Thoristella rex Marshall, 1998 (original combination)

Description

The shells of most species of sea snails are spirally coiled. The height of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands.