Calliostoma arx is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
| Calliostoma arx | |
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| Shell of Calliostoma arx (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. arx |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma arx | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena)
Description
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The height of the shell attains 18 mm.
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Tonga.
References
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- ↑ Vilvens. 2005. Novapex 6(1-2) : 1-17. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ Calliostoma arx Vilvens, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Vilvens C. 2005. New records and new species of Calliostoma and Bathyfautor (Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae) from the Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. Novapex 6(1-2): 1-17
- Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.