Calliostoma maui

Calliostoma maui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. maui
Binomial name
Calliostoma maui
Marshall, 1995
Synonyms[1]

Calliostoma (Maurea) maui B. A. Marshall, 1995

Calliostoma maui 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 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Island, New Zealand.

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