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Calliostoma vaubani

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Calliostoma vaubani
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C. vaubani
Binomial name
Calliostoma vaubani
Marshall, 1995
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma vaubanii Finet, Y., 1999 (preoccupied name)
  • Calliostoma (Fautor) vaubani Marshall, 1995

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

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia at a depth of about 350 m.

References

  • Marshall, B. A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and the northern Lord Howe Rise . p. in P. Bouchet (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 14. . Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 167 : 381-458