Calliostoma madagascarense
Calliostoma madagascarense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Calliostoma madagascarense | |
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Shell of Calliostoma madagascarense (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Calliostomatidae |
Genus: | Calliostoma |
Species: | C. madagascarense |
Binomial name | |
Calliostoma madagascarense Vilvens, Nolf & Verstraeten, 2004 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Calliostoma madagascarensis Vilvens, Nolf & Verstraeten, 2004[2] |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Kombologion).
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References
- Calliostoma madagascarense Vilvens, Nolf & Verstraeten, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Vilvens, Nolf & Verstraeten (2004). Novapex 5 (2–3) : 49–55. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- Vilvens, Nolf & Verstraeten, Description of Calliostoma madagascarense n. sp. (Gastropoda, Trochidae, Calliostomatinae) from Madagascar; Novapex v.5 (2004)
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
External links
- "Calliostoma (Kombologian) madagascarensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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