Calliostoma xanthos
Calliostoma xanthos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma xanthos | |
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| Shell of Calliostoma xanthos (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. xanthos |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma xanthos Marshall, 1995 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) xanthos Marshall, 1995 | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands, the Kermadec Islands and New Caledonia at depths between 390 m and 490 m.
References
- Calliostoma xanthos Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise. pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. 167 : 381–458
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