Calliostoma maui
Calliostoma maui | |
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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.
References
- 1 2 Calliostoma maui Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127
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