Biology:Calliostoma benthicola

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliostoma benthicola
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Calliostomatini
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C. benthicola
Binomial name
Calliostoma benthicola
(Dell, 1950)
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) benthicola (Dell, 1950)
  • Venustas benthicola Dell, 1950

Calliostoma benthicola is a species of medium-sized deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.[1]

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand.

References

  1. WoRMS (2010). Calliostoma benthicola (Dell, 1950). 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=467168 on 2010-05-21

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Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5022274 entry