Calliostoma granti

Calliostoma granti, common name the multibeaded maurea, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma granti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. granti
Binomial name
Calliostoma granti
(Powell, 1931)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma ampla Powell, 1939[2]
  • Calliostoma multigemmata Powell, 1952[2]
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) granti (Powell, 1931)
  • Maurea ampla Powell, 1939
  • Maurea granti Powell, 1931 (original description)
  • Maurea osbornei Fleming, 1966
  • Venustas punctulata multigemmata Powell, 1952
  • Venustas urbanior Powell, 1955
  • Zizyphinus punctulatus Hutton, 1880

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 38 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand.

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References
  1. Calliostoma granti (Powell, 1931). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. "Calliostoma (Maurea) granti". New Zealand Mollusca, accessed 21 May 2010.
  • Marshall, B.A. 1995. A revision of the Recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108: 83–127
  • "Calliostoma (Maurea) granti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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