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Falsimargarita callista

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Falsimargarita callista
Specimen collected during the Ocean Census Bounty Trough expedition
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Falsimargarita
Species:
F. callista
Binomial name
Falsimargarita callista
B. A. Marshall, 2016

Falsimargarita callista is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1][2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.[1]

Cataloguing milestone

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In 2024 a specimen of this species, collected during the Ocean Census Bounty Trough expedition, became the 1 millionth item to have a catalogue record published by Te Papa on its catalogue online website.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Falsimargarita callista B. A. Marshall, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881083 on 2018-12-28
  2. ^ Marshall, B. A. (2016). New species of Venustatrochus Powell, 1951 from New Zealand, and new species of Falsimargarita Powell, 1951 and a new genus of the Calliostomatidae from the southwest Pacific, with comments on some other calliostomatid genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36: 119-141.
  3. ^ Walton, Kerry (2024-04-09). "One million records – we're shellebrating the occasion!". Te Papa’s Blog. Retrieved 2024-04-10.