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Benthastelena cristata

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Species of gastropod

Benthastelena cristata
Shell of Benthastelena cristata (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
Genus: Benthastelena
Species: B. cristata
Binomial name
Benthastelena cristata
(B. A. Marshall, 1995)
Synonyms

Calliostoma cristatum B. A. Marshall, 1995

Benthastelena cristata 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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the Norfolk Ridge off New Caledonia.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Benthastelena cristata (B. A. Marshall, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=880993 on 2018-12-28
  • Marshall, B.A., 1995. Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and the northern Lord Howe Rise. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 167: 381-458
Taxon identifiers
Benthastelena cristata


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