Calliostoma paucicostatum

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

Calliostoma paucicostatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
C. paucicostatum
Binomial name
Calliostoma paucicostatum
Kosuge, 1984
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Benthastelena) paucicostatum Kosuge, 1984

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

gollark: Also, <@362342259922042892>, turns out I got 24kRF/t and 19.2kRF/t mixed up (it's the second one).
gollark: Fusion temperature achieved!
gollark: After a false start due to forgetting to set the buttons on the screen to `toggle`, it's running... let's see if I hit 8 million kelvin before the startup power cuts out.
gollark: Oh, right, the active coolers, forgot about those.
gollark: I have everything wired up now, time to start it!

References

  • Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise . pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. 167 : 381-458
  • "Calliostoma (Benthastelena) paucicostatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.