Calliostoma megaloprepes

Calliostoma megaloprepes is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma megaloprepes
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C. megaloprepes
Binomial name
Calliostoma megaloprepes
Tomlin, 1948
Synonyms

Maurea megaloprepes Tomlin, 1948

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand.

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References

  1. WoRMS (2010). Calliostoma megaloprepes (Tomlin, 1948). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467226 on 2010-05-21
  • Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127

Further reading

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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