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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
VOLUTIDAE: CALLIOTECTINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Volutoidea (Superfamily)
> Volutidae (Family)
> Calliotectinae (Subfamily)
> Calliotectum (Genus)
> egregium (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Mangilia (Calliotectum) Dall, 1890
Images: Calliotectum egregium Bouchet & Poppe, 1995
Holotype, off New Caledonia (MNHN-IM-2000-325). 126.5mm. Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Colville Ridge, off Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, NZ. Image: K. Walton, rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
VOLUTIDAE: CALLIOTECTINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Volutoidea (Superfamily)
> Volutidae (Family)
> Calliotectinae (Subfamily)
> Calliotectum (Genus)
> egregium (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Mangilia (Calliotectum) Dall, 1890
Details: Calliotectum egregium Bouchet & Poppe, 1995
Size/Grows to:
Height 126.5mm, Width 38.5mm
Distribution:
SW Pacific 500-1060 metres.Off New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu and Kermadec Islands
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Bouchet, P., Poppe, G.T. 1995 A review of the deep-water volute genus Calliotectum (Gastropoda: Volutidae). Resultats des Campagnes Musorstom volume 14, Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 167 (p.507) Original Description

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
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