Calliostoma xylocinnamomum

Calliostoma xylocinnamomum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

Calliostoma xylocinnamomum
Shell of Calliostoma xylocinnamomum (specimen 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: Calliostoma
Species:
C. xylocinnamomum
Binomial name
Calliostoma xylocinnamomum
Vilvens, 2005[1]

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

Description

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The height of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Fiji Islands and Wallis and Futuna.

References

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  • 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.
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  • "Calliostoma xylocinnamomum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.