Calliostoma metabolicum
| Calliostoma metabolicum | |
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| Shell of Calliostoma metabolicum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. metabolicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma metabolicum Vilvens, 2005[1]
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Calliostoma metabolicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor)
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 10 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Vanuatu.
References
[edit]- Vilvens C. 2005. New records and new species of Calliostoma and Bathyfautor (Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae) from the Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. Novapex 6(1–2): 1–17
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002–2006. Census of Marine Life
External links
[edit]- "Calliostoma metabolicum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.