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Calliostoma houarti
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. houarti
Binomial name
Calliostoma houarti
Vilvens, 2000 [1]
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Calliostoma) houarti Vilvens, 2000

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

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  • Vilvens C. (2000). Description of three new species of Calliostoma from the Philippine Islands. Novapex 1(1) : 3-7

External links

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