Biology:Calliostoma kanakorum

Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliostoma kanakorum
Credit:2016 - Manuel CABALLER Project:RECOLNAT (ANR-11-INBS-0004)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:	Calliostomatinae
Genus:	Calliostoma
Species:	C. kanakorum
Binomial name
Calliostoma kanakorum Marshall, 2001
Synonyms
Calliostoma (Benthastelena) coronatum B. A. Marshall, 1995 · accepted, alternate representation Calliostoma (Benthastelena) kanakorum Marshall, 2001 · accepted, alternate representation Calliostoma coronatum B. A. Marshall, 1995 (invalid: junior homonym of Calliostoma coronatum Quinn, 1992; C. kanakorum is a replacement name)

Calliostoma kanakorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.

Description

The height of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5022390 entry