Calliostoma foveauxanum
Calliostoma foveauxanum is a medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.[1]
| Calliostoma foveauxanum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. foveauxanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma foveauxanum (Dell, 1950) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Maurea).
Description
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 65 mm.
Distribution
This marine shell occurs off New Zealand
References
- WoRMS (2010). Calliostoma foveauxanum (Dell, 1950). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467189 on 2010-05-21
- Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
External links
- Image of the holotype of the species is here:
- "Calliostoma (Maurea) foveauxanum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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