Calliostoma osbornei facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Calliostoma osbornei |
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| Scientific classification | |
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clade Vetigastropoda
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| Superfamily: |
Trochoidea
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| Family: |
Calliostomatidae
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| Subfamily: |
Calliostomatinae
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| Tribe: |
Calliostomatini
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C. osbornei
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma osbornei Powell, 1926
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| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma (Maurea) osbornei Powell, 1926 |
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Calliostoma osbornei, common name Osborn's top shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand.
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