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Calliostoma antipodense

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Calliostomatidae

Scientific name
  
Calliostoma antipodense

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Subfamily
  
Calliostomatinae

Rank
  
Species

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Calliostoma antipodense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.

Contents

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 37 mm. The glossy, orange buff shell has a conical shape and is slightly higher than broad.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Antipodes Island.

References

Calliostoma antipodense Wikipedia