Calliostoma vaubani

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

Calliostoma vaubani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. vaubani
Binomial name
Calliostoma vaubani
Marshall, 1995
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma vaubanii Finet, Y., 1999 (preoccupied name)
  • Calliostoma (Fautor) vaubani Marshall, 1995

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at a depth of about 350 m.

References
  1. Calliostoma vaubani 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 . p. in P. Bouchet (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 14. . Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 167 : 381–458
  • "Calliostoma (Fautor) vaubani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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