Calliostoma turnerarum

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Calliostoma turnerarum
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Calliostomatini
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C. turnerarum
Binomial name
Calliostoma turnerarum
Powell, 1964
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) turnerarum (Powell, 1964)
  • Maurea turnerarum Powell, 1964 (original description)

Calliostoma turnerarum, common name Turner's top shell, is a species of medium-sized deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.[1]

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Maurea)

Description[edit]

The height of the shell attains 57 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off New Zealand.

References[edit]

  1. ^ WoRMS (2010). Calliostoma turnerarum (Powell, 1964). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467276 on 2010-05-21
  • Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127

External links[edit]

  • "Calliostoma (Maurea) turnerarum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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