Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Calliostomatinae Scientific name Calliostoma waikanae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Calliostomatidae Tribe Calliostomatini Higher classification Calliostoma | |
Similar Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma, Gastropods, Molluscs, Calliostoma tigris | ||
Calliostoma waikanae, common name the Waikanae top shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand, the Kermadec Islands; Northern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia
References
Calliostoma waikanae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA