Fautor richeri

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Fautor richeri (B. A. Marshall, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881008 on 2018-12-28


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