Benthastelena cristata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]
| Benthastelena cristata | |
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| Shell of Benthastelena cristata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Benthastelena |
| Species: | B. cristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Benthastelena cristata (B. A. Marshall, 1995)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calliostoma cristatum B. A. Marshall, 1995 | |
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs on the Norfolk Ridge off New Caledonia.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Benthastelena cristata (B. A. Marshall, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880993 on 2018-12-28
- Marshall, B.A., 1995. Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and the northern Lord Howe Rise. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 167: 381-458