Calliostoma paucicostatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma paucicostatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. paucicostatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma paucicostatum Kosuge, 1984
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| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma (Benthastelena) paucicostatum Kosuge, 1984 | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena)
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 20 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ Calliostoma paucicostatum Kosuge, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise . pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. 167 : 381-458
External links edit
- "Calliostoma (Benthastelena) paucicostatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.