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Calliostoma iridescens G. B. Sowerby III, 1903
467206 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:467206)
accepted
Species
Calliostoma (Astele) iridescens G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Calliostoma (Astele) iridescens G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Mollusca of South Africa. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2(3): 213-232, pls 3-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427920
page(s): 223, pl. 5, fig. 4. [details]
page(s): 223, pl. 5, fig. 4. [details]
Type locality contained in Cape Natal
type locality contained in Cape Natal [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Calliostoma iridescens G. B. Sowerby III, 1903. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467206 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Calliostoma (Astele) iridescens G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Mollusca of South Africa. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2(3): 213-232, pls 3-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427920
page(s): 223, pl. 5, fig. 4. [details]
additional source Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 13 [details]
additional source Vilvens, C. (2024). New species and new records of Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, Réunion and Saya de Malha. <em>Novapex.</em> 25(4): 173–200.
page(s): 182, figs 5E-F [details]
identification resource Lussi M. (2014). Description of a new species of <i>Calliostoma</i> from eastern South Africa with notes on the genus - (Gastropoda: Verigastropoda: Trochoidea). <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 85: 14-19. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 223, pl. 5, fig. 4. [details]
additional source Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 13 [details]
additional source Vilvens, C. (2024). New species and new records of Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, Réunion and Saya de Malha. <em>Novapex.</em> 25(4): 173–200.
page(s): 182, figs 5E-F [details]
identification resource Lussi M. (2014). Description of a new species of <i>Calliostoma</i> from eastern South Africa with notes on the genus - (Gastropoda: Verigastropoda: Trochoidea). <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 85: 14-19. [details] Available for editors
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