Calliostoma houarti

Calliostoma houarti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Calliostoma
Species:	C. houarti
Binomial name
Calliostoma houarti Vilvens, 2000 [1]
Synonyms
Calliostoma (Calliostoma) houartiVilvens, 2000

Calliostoma houarti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. ^[2]

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor).

Description

The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

1. Vilvens (2000). Novapex 1 (1) : 3–7. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
2. Calliostoma houarti Vilvens, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 22 April 2010.

• Vilvens C. (2000). Description of three new species of Calliostoma from the Philippine Islands. Novapex 1(1) : 3-7

External links

• "Calliostoma (Calliostoma) houarti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.