Biology:Benthastelena cristata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Benthastelena cristata
Benthastelena cristata (MNHN-IM-2000-31462).jpeg
Shell of Benthastelena cristata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Benthastelena
Species:
B. cristata
Binomial name
Benthastelena cristata
(B. A. Marshall, 1995)
Synonyms[1]

Calliostoma cristatum B. A. Marshall, 1995

Benthastelena cristata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the Norfolk Ridge off New Caledonia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Benthastelena cristata (B. A. Marshall, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880993 on 2018-12-28
  • Marshall, B.A., 1995. Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and the northern Lord Howe Rise. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 167: 381-458

Wikidata ☰ Q60329068 entry