Calliostoma peregrinum

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

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

Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) peregrinum B. A. Marshall, 1995

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Calliostoma peregrinum 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 . Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. 167 : 381-458
  • "Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) peregrinum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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