Biology:Calliostoma pertinax

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Short description: Species of mollusc

Calliostoma pertinax
Calliostoma pertinax (MNHN-IM-2000-31547).jpeg
Shell of Calliostoma pertinax (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. pertinax
Binomial name
Calliostoma pertinax
Marshall, 1995
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Benthastelena) pertinax Marshall, 1995

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

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

Description

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. nat. Hist. nat. 167 : 381-458

Wikidata ☰ Q5022471 entry