Calliostoma aikeni 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][2]
| Calliostoma aikeni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. aikeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma aikeni Lussi, 2014
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in KwaZulu-Natal.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Calliostoma aikeni Lussi, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827842 on 2018-12-28
- ^ Lussi M. (2014). Description of a new species of Calliostoma from eastern South Africa with notes on the genus - (Gastropoda: Verigastropoda: Trochoidea). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 85: 14-19.