Calliostoma jacquelinae
Calliostoma jacquelinae, common name Jacqueline's calliostoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma jacquelinae | |
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| Shell of Calliostoma jackelynae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. jacquelinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma jacquelinae McLean, 1970 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands and also off the Philippines.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Calliostoma jacquelinae McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512117 on 2012-12-07
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma jacquelinae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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