Calliostoma paucicostatum

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

Calliostoma paucicostatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. paucicostatum
Binomial name
Calliostoma paucicostatum
Kosuge, 1984
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Benthastelena) paucicostatum Kosuge, 1984

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References
  1. Calliostoma paucicostatum Kosuge, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise . pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. 167 : 381-458
  • "Calliostoma (Benthastelena) paucicostatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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