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Calliostoma emmanueli

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Calliostoma emmanueli
Shell of Calliostoma emmanueli (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. emmanueli
Binomial name
Calliostoma emmanueli
Vilvens, 2000[1]

Calliostoma emmanueli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

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

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  • Vilvens C. (2000). Description of three new species of Calliostoma from the Philippine Islands. Novapex 1(1) : 3-7
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  • "Calliostoma (Calliostoma) emmanueli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.