Calliostoma waikanae forsteriana
| Calliostoma waikanae forsteriana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Tribe: | Calliostomatini |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. waikanae |
| Subspecies: | C. waikanae forsteriana |
| Trinomial name | |
| Calliostoma waikanae forsteriana (Dell, 1950) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma waikanae forsteriana is a subspecies of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.
Description
The height of the shell attains 45 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand.
References
- Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127
External links
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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