Biology:Calliostoma monikae

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Calliostoma monikae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. monikae
Binomial name
Calliostoma monikae
Stratmann & Schwabe, 2007[1]

Calliostoma monikae 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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Samoan Islands.

References

  • Stratmann D. & Schwabe E. (2007). Description of a new Calliostoma species from Samoan Islands (Mollusca, Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae). Schriften zur Malakozoologie, 23: 25–29

Wikidata ☰ Q5022433 entry