Biology:Calliostoma chlorum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Calliostoma chlorum | |
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| Shell of Calliostoma chlorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. chlorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma chlorum Vilvens, 2005[1]
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Calliostoma chlorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor)
Description
The height of the shell attains 13 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Fiji Islands.
References
- Vilvens C. 2005. New records and new species of Calliostoma and Bathyfautor (Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae) from the Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. Novapex 6(1-2): 1-17
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
- "Calliostoma chlorum" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_70653.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5022285 entry
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