Calliostoma militare
Calliostoma militare, common name Von Ihering's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. militare |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma militare Ihering, 1907 [1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 47 mm. Specimens are typically yellowish or brownish, accented by areas of white or red. Among other Calliostomatidae species, militare is notable for having a pseudoproboscis, as well as an intestinal loop located outside the haemocoel.[4]
References
- Ihering, H. von. 1907. Les Mollusques fossiles du Tertiare et du Crétacé Supérieur de l'Argentine. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires (3)7: xiii + 611 pp., 18 pls.
- Malacolog Calliostoma militare
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma militare Ihering, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532528 on 2012-12-07
- Dornellas, Ana Paula (2012-01-10). "Description of a new species of Calliostoma (Gastropoda, Calliostomatidae) from Southeastern Brazil". ZooKeys. 224: 89–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.224.3684. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3487647.
- Dall, W. H. 1927. Diagnoses of undescribed new species of mollusks in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2668): 1-11.
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- "Calliostoma militaris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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