Calliostoma metabolicum
| Calliostoma metabolicum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. metabolicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma metabolicum Vilvens, 2005[1] | |
Calliostoma metabolicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
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. 2005. Novapex 6(1-2) : 1-17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ Calliostoma metabolicum Vilvens, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- 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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