Calliobasis

Calliobasis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.[1]

Calliobasis
Scientific classification
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Subfamily:
Seguenziinae
Tribe:
Fluxinellini
Genus:
Calliobasis

B.A. Marshall, 1983
Type species
*Basilissa bombax Cotton & Godfrey, 1938

The name Calliobasis was formed from the Ancient Greek words kallion (= more beautiful) and basis (= pedestal). Its gender is feminine.

Species

Species within the genus Calliobasis include:

References

  • Marshall B.A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda : Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 150:41-109. [


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