Benthastelena
Genus of gastropods
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Benthastelena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]
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| Benthastelena | |
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| Shell of Benthastelena cristata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Benthastelena Iredale, 1936 |
| Type species | |
| Benthastelena katherina Iredale, 1936 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calliostoma (Benthastelena) Iredale, 1936 | |
Species
Species within the genus Benthastelena include:[1]
- 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:[1]
- Benthastelena coronata (B. A. Marshall, 1995): synonym of Benthastelena kanakorum (B. A. Marshall, 2001)
