Calliostoma waikanae forsteriana

Calliostoma waikanae forsteriana is a subspecies of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.

Calliostoma waikanae forsteriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Tribe:
Calliostomatini
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. waikanae
Subspecies:
C. waikanae forsteriana
Trinomial name
Calliostoma waikanae forsteriana
(Dell, 1950)
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) waikanae forsteriana Dell R.K., 1950
  • Venustas pellucida forsteriana Dell, 1950

Description

The height of the shell attains 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand.

References
  • Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127
  • "Calliostoma (Maurea) waikanae forsteriana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

Further reading
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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