Calliostoma diadematum

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Calliostoma diadematum
Calliostoma diadematum 001.jpg
Shell of Calliostoma diadematum (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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C. diadematum
Binomial name
Calliostoma diadematum
Marshall, 1995

Calliostoma diadematum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena) .

Description

The shell attains a height of 6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Coral Sea and the Chesterfield Islands.

References

  • 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

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