Calliostoma maui

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

Calliostoma maui
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. maui
Binomial name
Calliostoma maui
Marshall, 1995
Synonyms[1]

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

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Island, New Zealand.

References
  1. Calliostoma maui 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
  • "Calliostoma (Maurea) maui". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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