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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CALLIOSTOMATIDAE: CALLIOSTOMATINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Trochida (Order)
> Trochoidea (Superfamily)
> Calliostomatidae (Family)
> Calliostomatinae (Subfamily)
> Calliostoma (Genus)
> xanthos (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ampullotrochus Monterosato, 1890
=Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) Monterosato, 1890
=Calliostoma (Calliostoma) Swainson, 1840
=Callistoma Herrmannsen, 1846
=Trochus (Ziziphinus) Gray, 1842
=Trochus (Zizyphinus) Gray, 1847
Synonymised Names:
=Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) heros B.A. Marshall, 1995
=Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) xanthos B.A. Marshall, 1995 accepted, alternate representation
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CALLIOSTOMATIDAE: CALLIOSTOMATINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
> Trochida (Order)
> Trochoidea (Superfamily)
> Calliostomatidae (Family)
> Calliostomatinae (Subfamily)
> Calliostoma (Genus)
> xanthos (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ampullotrochus Monterosato, 1890
=Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) Monterosato, 1890
=Calliostoma (Calliostoma) Swainson, 1840
=Callistoma Herrmannsen, 1846
=Trochus (Ziziphinus) Gray, 1842
=Trochus (Zizyphinus) Gray, 1847
Synonymised Names:
=Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) heros B.A. Marshall, 1995
=Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) xanthos B.A. Marshall, 1995 accepted, alternate representation
Details: Calliostoma xanthos B.A. Marshall, 1995
Size/Grows to:
Height 19mm, Width 15mm
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands, 390-490 metres. Off Loyalty Islands, 425 metres
Notes:
Marine
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NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil