Calliostoma belauense

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

Calliostoma belauense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. belauense
Binomial name
Calliostoma belauense
Okutani & Kurata, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma belauensis Okutani & Kurata, 1998
  • Calliostoma (Fautor) belauensis Okutani, T.A. & Kurata, 1998

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Palau Islands.

References
  1. Calliostoma belauense Okutani & Kurata, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2010.
  • Okutani, T. & Kurata, Y., 1998. An unusual molluscan assemblage containing Perotrochus africanus teramachii on the insular shelf of Palau Islands. Venus 57(1):11–16
  • "Calliostoma (Fautor) belauensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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