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Calliostoma jacquelinae

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Calliostoma jacquelinae
Shell of Calliostoma jackelynae (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
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. jacquelinae
Binomial name
Calliostoma jacquelinae
McLean, 1970

Calliostoma jacquelinae, common name Jacqueline's calliostoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands and also off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Calliostoma jacquelinae McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512117 on 2012-12-07
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  • Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Calliostoma jacquelinae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.