Biology:Calliostoma peregrinum

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Calliostoma peregrinum
Calliostoma peregrinum (MNHN-IM-2000-31505).jpeg
Shell of Calliostoma peregrinum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. peregrinum
Binomial name
Calliostoma peregrinum
Marshall, 1995
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) peregrinum B. A. Marshall, 1995

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

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5022467 entry