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Maurea megaloprepes Tomlin 1948

Calliostoma megaloprepes

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Calliostoma megaloprepes is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.^[1]

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand.

References

^ WoRMS (2010). Calliostoma megaloprepes (Tomlin, 1948). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467226 on 2010-05-21

Marshall, 1995. A revision of the recent Calliostoma species of New Zealand (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Trochoidea). The Nautilus 108(4):83-127

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Calliostoma megaloprepes: Brief Summary

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Calliostoma megaloprepes is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.

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

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