Calliostoma vaubanoides
Calliostoma vaubanoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1][2]
| Calliostoma vaubanoides | |
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| Shell of Calliostoma vaubanoides (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. vaubanoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma vaubanoides Vilvens, 2014 | |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Tonga Islands.
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References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Calliostoma vaubanoides Vilvens, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766170 on 2018-12-28
- Vilvens C. (2014) New species and new records of Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from eastern and central Indo-Pacific. Novapex 15(2): 37-48. [10 June 2014]
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