Calliostoma antipodense

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)

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

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.

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