Calliobasis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.[1]
| Calliobasis | |
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| Seguenzia monocingulata shell | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Calliobasis B.A. Marshall, 1983 |
| Type species | |
| Basilissa bombax Cotton & Godfrey, 1938
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The name Calliobasis was formed from the Ancient Greek words kallion (= more beautiful) and basis (= pedestal). Its gender is feminine.
Species
editSpecies within the genus Calliobasis include:
- Calliobasis bilix (Hedley, 1905)
- Calliobasis bombax (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
- Calliobasis chlorosa Marshall, 1983
- † Calliobasis eos B. A. Marshall, 1983
- Calliobasis festiva Marshall, 1991
- Calliobasis gemmata Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015
- Calliobasis lapulapui Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[2]
- Calliobasis magellani Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[3]
- Calliobasis merista Marshall, 1991
- Calliobasis miranda Marshall, 1983
- Calliobasis nepticula Marshall, 1991
- Calliobasis phimosa Marshall, 1991
- Calliobasis spectrum Marshall, 1991
References
edit- ^ a b Calliobasis. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 March 2013.
- ^ Calliobasis lapulapui Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ^ Calliobasis magellani Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Marshall B.A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda : Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 150:41-109. [