Benthastelena cristata

Benthastelena cristata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]

Benthastelena cristata
Shell of Benthastelena cristata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Benthastelena
Species:
B. cristata
Binomial name
Benthastelena cristata
(B. A. Marshall, 1995)
Synonyms[1]

Calliostoma cristatum B. A. Marshall, 1995

Distribution

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This marine species occurs on the Norfolk Ridge off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Benthastelena cristata (B. A. Marshall, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880993 on 2018-12-28
  • Marshall, B.A., 1995. Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and the northern Lord Howe Rise. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 167: 381-458