Calliostoma jacquelinae

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Calliostoma jacquelinae
Calliostoma jackelynae (MNHN-IM-2000-31511).jpeg
Shell of Calliostoma jackelynae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. jacquelinae
Binomial name
Calliostoma jacquelinae
McLean, 1970

Calliostoma jacquelinae, common name Jacqueline's calliostoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands and also off the Philippines. It is found in shallow to deep water. [2]

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Calliostoma jacquelinae McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512117 on 2012-12-07
  2. "Galapagos Species Database". CDF dataZone. Retrieved 2026-01-20.