Calliostoma peregrinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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| Shell of Calliostoma peregrinum (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. peregrinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma peregrinum Marshall, 1995
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| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) peregrinum B. A. Marshall, 1995 | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus).
Description edit
The height of the shell attains 25 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.
References edit
- ^ Calliostoma peregrinum Marshall, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calliostoma peregrinum.
- "Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) peregrinum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.