Benthastelena Explained

Benthastelena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Calliostomatidae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Species within the genus Benthastelena include:

• Benthastelena cristata (B. A. Marshall, 1995)
• Benthastelena diademata (B. A. Marshall, 1995)
• Benthastelena kanakorum (B. A. Marshall, 2001)
• Benthastelena katherina Iredale, 1936
• † Benthastelena muta (Finlay, 1924)
• † Benthastelena susanae Maxwell, 1992
• † Benthastelena transenna (Suter, 1917)

The following species were brought into synonymy:

• Benthastelena coronata (B. A. Marshall, 1995): synonym of Benthastelena kanakorum (B. A. Marshall, 2001)

References

• Marshall, B. A. (2016). New species of Venustatrochus Powell, 1951 from New Zealand, and new species of Falsimargarita Powell, 1951 and a new genus of the Calliostomatidae from the southwest Pacific, with comments on some other calliostomatid genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36: 119–141.

External links

• Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Benthastelena Iredale, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465579 on 2018-12-28
2. Marshall, B. A. (2016). New species of Venustatrochus Powell, 1951 from New Zealand, and new species of Falsimargarita Powell, 1951 and a new genus of the Calliostomatidae from the southwest Pacific, with comments on some other calliostomatid genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36: 119-141.