Calliostoma triporcatum

Calliostoma triporcatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]

Calliostoma triporcatum
Shell of Calliostoma triporcatum (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. triporcatum
Binomial name
Calliostoma triporcatum
(Locard, 1898)
Synonyms[1]

Zizyphinus triporcatus Locard, 1898

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mauritania and Senegal

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Calliostoma triporcatum (Locard, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881109 on 2018-12-28


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