Calliostoma xylocinnamomum
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Species: | C. xylocinnamomum
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Calliostoma xylocinnamomum Vilvens, 2005[1]
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Calliostoma xylocinnamomum 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
The height of the shell attains 11 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Fiji Islands.
References
- ^ Vilvens. 2005. Novapex 6(1-2) : 1-17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Calliostoma xylocinnamomum Vilvens, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Vilvens C. 2005. New records and new species of Calliostoma and Bathyfautor (Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae) from the Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. Novapex 6(1-2): 1-17
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
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