Calliostoma metabolicum
Calliostoma metabolicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
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Shell of Calliostoma metabolicum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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Species: | C. metabolicum |
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Calliostoma metabolicum Vilvens, 2005[1] | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor)
Description
The height of the shell attains 10 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Vanuatu.
References
- 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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