''Calliostomatinae'' is a subfamily of gastropods, belonging to the family

Calliostomatidae Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdeta ...

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Description

They are somewhat large sea snails - marine gastropod mollusks, with gills and a thin, circular, corneous, and many-whorled operculum. Their shell is conical with angular periphery. The spiral sculpture consists of raised cords, in many cases strongly beaded. The protoconch has a raised hexagonal pattern. The

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is simple above, not folded, and either simply concave below or slightly truncate and toothed. The radula has the rhachidian and 4 to 5 lateral teeth with irregularly oval body, and rather long, pointed cusps, their outer edges serrate. The inner marginal teeth are enlarged. The pseudo-proboscis of the animal is well developed

Species

* '' Akoya'' Habe, 1961 * ''

Alertalex ''Maurea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Calliostomatidae Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. A ...

'' Dell, 1956 * ''

Astele ''Astele'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae. Some authors use ''Astele'' Swainson, 1855 as a subgenus in ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 and in ''Astele'' Swainson, 1855 Species Species withi ...

'' Swainson, 1855 * '' Astelena'' Iredale, 1924 * '' Bathyfautor'' Marshall, 1995 * ''

Calliostoma ''Calliostoma'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs within the family Calliostomatidae, the Calliostoma top snails. Previously this genus was placed within the family Trochida ...

'' Swainson, 1840 * '' Carinator'' Ikebe, 1942 * ''

Dactylastele ''Dactylastele'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Calliostomatidae. Species Species within the genus ''Dactylastele'' include: * ''Dactylastele burnupi'' (E.A. Smith, 1899) * '' ...

'' Marshall, 1995 * '' Dymares'' Schwengel, 1942 * '' Eucasta'' Dall, 1889 * ''

Falsimargarita ''Falsimargarita'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae. Description This genus differs from the other genera in the family Calliostomatidae by several characteristics: the conspicuous spiral who ...

'' Powell, 1951 * '' Fautrix'' Marshall, 1995 * '' Fluxina'' Dall, 1881 * '' Laetifautor'' Iredale, 1929 * '' Neocalliostoma'' Castellanos & Fernandez, 1976 * '' Otukaia'' Ikebe, 1942 * '' Photinastoma'' Powell, 1951 * '' Photinula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * '' Selastele'' B. A. Marshall, 1995 * '' Sinutor'' Cotton & Godfrey, 1935 * '' Tropidotrochus'' Parodiz, 1977 * '' Venustas'' Allan, 1926 * '' Ziziphinus'' Gray, 1842 ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Ampullotrochus'' Monterosato, 1890 : synonym of ''Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus)'' Monterosato, 1890 represented as ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Benthastelena'' Iredale, 1936 : synonym of ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Calliotropis'' Oliver, 1926 : synonym of ''Calliostoma (Maurea)'' Oliver, 1926 represented as ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Callistele'' Cotton & Godfrey, 1935 : synonym of ''Astele'' Swainson, 1855 * ''Callistoma'' Herrmannsen, 1846 : synonym of ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Callistomus'' Herrmannsen, 1846 : synonym of ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Calotropis'' Thiele, 1929 : synonym of ''Calliostoma (Maurea)'' Oliver, 1926 represented as ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Conulus'' Nardo, 1841 : synonym of ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Coralastele'' Iredale, 1930 : synonym of ''Astele'' Swainson, 1855 * ''Elmerlinia'' Clench & Turner, 1960 : synonym of ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Eutrochus'' A. Adams, 1864 : synonym of ''Astele'' Swainson, 1855 * ''Fautor'' Iredale, 1924 : synonym of ''Calliostoma (Fautor)'' Iredale, 1924 represented as ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Jacinthinus'' Monterosato, 1889 : synonym of ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Kingotrochus'' Ihering, 1902 : synonym of ''Photinula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * ''Kombologion'' Clench & Turner, 1960 : synonym of ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Leiotrochus'' Conrad, 1862 : synonym of ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Maurea'' Oliver, 1926 : synonym of ''Calliostoma (Maurea)'' Oliver, 1926 represented as ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Mauriella'' Oliver, 1926 : synonym of ''Calliostoma (Maurea)'' Oliver, 1926 represented as ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Mucrinops'' Finlay, 1926 : synonym of ''Calliostoma (Maurea)'' Oliver, 1926 represented as ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Omphalotukaia'' Yoshida, 1948 : synonym of alliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Photina'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of ''Photinula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * ''Salsipotens'' Iredale, 1924 : synonym of ''Astele'' Swainson, 1855 * ''Spicator'' Cotton & Godfrey, 1935 : synonym of ''Laetifautor'' Iredale, 1929 * ''Tristichotrochus'' Ikebe, 1942 : synonym of ''Calliostoma (Benthastelena)'' Iredale, 1936 represented as ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Venustas'' Finlay, 1927 : synonym of ''Calliostoma (Maurea)'' Oliver, 1926 represented as ''Calliostoma'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Zizyphinus'' Gray, 1847 : synonym of ''Ziziphinus'' Gray, 1842

References

* Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) ''Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families''. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397 Calliostomatidae {{Trochidae-stub