Calliostoma kanakorum

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

Calliostoma kanakorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. kanakorum
Binomial name
Calliostoma kanakorum
Marshall, 2001
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma (Benthastelena) coronatum B. A. Marshall, 1995 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Calliostoma (Benthastelena) kanakorum Marshall, 2001 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Calliostoma coronatum B. A. Marshall, 1995 (invalid: junior homonym of Calliostoma coronatum Quinn, 1992; C. kanakorum is a replacement name)

Description

The height of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Calliostoma kanakorum Marshall, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.


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