Calliostoma muriellae

Calliostoma muriellae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

Calliostoma muriellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. muriellae
Binomial name
Calliostoma muriellae
Vilvens, 2001[1]
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Otukaia) muriellae Vilvens, 2001

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Otukaia).

Description

The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mozambique

References
  1. Vilvens (2001). Novapex 2 (4) : 175–178. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. Calliostoma muriellae Vilvens, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  • Vilvens C. (2001). Description of a new species of Calliostoma (Gastropoda: Trochidae: Calliostomatinae) from Madagascar. Novapex 2(4): 175-178
  • "Calliostoma (Otukaia) muriellae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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