Calliostoma belauense

Calliostoma belauense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. belauense
Binomial name
Calliostoma belauense
Okutani & Kurata, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma belauensis Okutani & Kurata, 1998
  • Calliostoma (Fautor) belauensis Okutani, T.A. & Kurata, 1998

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

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor)

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Palau Islands.

References

  • Okutani, T. & Kurata, Y., 1998. An unusual molluscan assemblage containing Perotrochus africanus teramachii on the insular shelf of Palau Islands. Venus 57(1):11–16
  • "Calliostoma (Fautor) belauensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.