Calliostoma aupourianum

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

Calliostoma aupourianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. aupourianum
Binomial name
Calliostoma aupourianum
Marshall, 1995
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Maurea) aupourianum B. A. Marshall, 1995

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 8.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand.

References
  1. Calliostoma aupourianum Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127


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