Calliostoma vilvensi
Calliostoma vilvensi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
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Shell of Calliostoma vilvensi (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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Species: | C. vilvensi |
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Calliostoma vilvensi Poppe, 2004[1] | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 23 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Solomon Islands
References
- Poppe. 2004. Visaya 1 : 4–19. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- Calliostoma vilvensi Poppe, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Poppe G.T. (2004) Descriptions of spectacular new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Trochidae, Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(1): 4–19.
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