Calliostoma maui
Calliostoma maui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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Species: | C. maui |
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Calliostoma maui Marshall, 1995 | |
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Calliostoma (Maurea) maui B. A. Marshall, 1995 |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Maurea) .
Description
The height of the shell attains 45 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Island, New Zealand.
References
- Calliostoma maui Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127
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