Calliostoma poppei

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

Calliostoma poppei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. poppei
Binomial name
Calliostoma poppei
Vilvens, 2000[1]
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Calliostoma) poppei Vilvens, 2000

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References
  1. Vilvens (2000). Novapex 1 (1) : 3–7. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. Calliostoma poppei Vilvens, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  • Vilvens C. (2000). Description of three new species of Calliostoma from the Philippine Islands. Novapex 1(1) : 3-7
  • "Calliostoma (Calliostoma) poppei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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