Calliostoma antipodense

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

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

Calliostoma (Maurea) antipodense Marshall, B.A., 1995 (original description)

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 37 mm. The glossy, orange buff shell has a conical shape and is slightly higher than broad.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Antipodes Island.

References
  1. Calliostoma antipodense Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Bruce A. Marshall, A Revision of the Recent Calliostoma Species of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda; Trochoidea); The Nautilus v. 108 (1994–1995)
  • "Calliostoma (Maurea) antipodense". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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