Calliostoma belauense

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Calliostoma belauense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma belauense
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. belauense
Binomial name
Calliostoma belauense
Okutani & Kurata, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma belauensis Okutani & Kurata, 1998
  • Calliostoma (Fautor) belauensis Okutani, T.A. & Kurata, 1998

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor)

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Palau Islands.

References

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  • Okutani, T. & Kurata, Y., 1998. An unusual molluscan assemblage containing Perotrochus africanus teramachii on the insular shelf of Palau Islands. Venus 57(1):11–16
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  • "Calliostoma (Fautor) belauensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.