Calliostoma strobilos

Calliostoma strobilos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. strobilos
Binomial name
Calliostoma strobilos
Vilvens, 2005[1]
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Fautor) strobilos Vilvens, 2005

Calliostoma strobilos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor).

Description

The height of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Fiji Islands.

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Vilvens. 2005. Novapex 6(1-2) : 1-17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Calliostoma strobilos Vilvens, 2005.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
Sources
  • Vilvens C. 2005. New records and new species of Calliostoma and Bathyfautor (Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae) from the Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. Novapex 6(1-2): 1-17
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life

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