Calliostoma paucicostatum

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Calliostoma paucicostatum
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. paucicostatum
Binomial name
Calliostoma paucicostatum
Kosuge, 1984
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Benthastelena) paucicostatum Kosuge, 1984

Calliostoma paucicostatum 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[edit]

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • "Calliostoma (Benthastelena) paucicostatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.