Calliostoma metivieri

Calliostoma metivieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma metivieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. metivieri
Binomial name
Calliostoma metivieri
Marshall, 1995
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Fautor) metivieri Marshall, 1995

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

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at depths between 390 m and 535 m.

References
  1. Calliostoma metivieri Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  • Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise. pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mem. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. 167 : 381-458

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