Fautor paradigmatus

Fautor paradigmatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]

Fautor paradigmatus
Shell of Fautor paradigmatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Fautor
Species:
F. paradigmatus
Binomial name
Fautor paradigmatus
(B. A. Marshall, 1995)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Fautor) paradigmatum B. A. Marshall, 1995
  • Calliostoma paradigmatum B. A. Marshall, 1995

Description

The length of the shell attains 11.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Fautor paradigmatus (B. A. Marshall, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881006 on 2018-12-28


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