Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Calliostomatinae Scientific name Calliostoma benthicola Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Calliostomatidae Tribe Calliostomatini Higher classification Calliostoma | |
Calliostoma benthicola is a species of medium-sized deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.
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Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Maurea).
Description
The height of the shell attains 26 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand.
References
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