Calliostoma lepton

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

Calliostoma lepton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. lepton
Binomial name
Calliostoma lepton
Vilvens, 2012
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Fautor) lepton Vilvens, 2012

Description

The height of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Calliostoma lepton Vilvens, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596465 on 2012-12-07
  • Vilvens C. (2012) New species and new records of Seguenzioidea and Trochoidea (Gastropoda) from French Polynesia. Novapex 13(1): 1-23.
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Calliostoma (Fautor) lepton". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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