| Calliostoma megaloprepes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | C. megaloprepes |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma megaloprepes Tomlin, 1948 | |
| Synonyms | |
| Maurea megaloprepes Tomlin, 1948 | |
Calliostoma megaloprepes is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Maurea) .
Description
The height of the shell attains 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand.
References
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Calliostoma megaloprepes (Tomlin, 1948). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467226 on 2010-05-21
- Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1