Calliostoma muriellae
| 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 | |
Calliostoma muriellae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
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
- ↑ Vilvens (2001). Novapex 2 (4) : 175-178. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ 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
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