Calliostoma katherina
| Calliostoma katherina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. katherina |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma katherina (Iredale, 1936) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calliostoma katherina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.[1]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena).
Description
The height of the shell attains 14 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
References
- 1 2 Calliostoma katherina (Iredale, 1936). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11 : 1-109
- Wilson, B. (1993). Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing. Vol.1 1st Edn pp. 1–408
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