Calliostoma lepton

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

Calliostoma lepton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. lepton
Binomial name
Calliostoma lepton
Vilvens, 2012
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Fautor) lepton Vilvens, 2012

Description

The height of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Tuamotu Islands.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Calliostoma lepton Vilvens, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596465 on 2012-12-07
  • Vilvens C. (2012) New species and new records of Seguenzioidea and Trochoidea (Gastropoda) from French Polynesia. Novapex 13(1): 1-23.
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Calliostoma (Fautor) lepton". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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