Benthastelena
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Benthastelena is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Calliostomatidae
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Calliostomatidae
Calliostomatidae
Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.- Description :The Calliostomatidae are unusually diverse. They are characterized by a stepped spire and a pointy aperture. They may possess or lack an umbilicus. The columella is sometimes...
Species
Species within this genus include:- Benthastelena haliarchusBenthastelena haliarchusBenthastelena haliarchus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.-Description:This species has a fine, top-shaped shell, which is almost triangular in side view, with a sharp basal angle. The tall, flat-sided spire has 9-10 whorls. The shell surface...
(Melvill, 1889) - Benthastelena katherina Iredale, 1936