Calliostoma arx
Calliostoma arx is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
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Shell of Calliostoma arx (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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Species: | C. arx |
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Calliostoma arx Vilvens, 2005[1] | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena)
Description
The height of the shell attains 18 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Tonga
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References
- Vilvens. 2005. Novapex 6(1-2) : 1-17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- Calliostoma arx Vilvens, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Vilvens C. 2005. New records and new species of Calliostoma and Bathyfautor (Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae) from the Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. Novapex 6(1-2): 1-17
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
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