Calliostomatinae

Calliostomatinae is a subfamily of gastropods, belonging to the family Calliostomatidae.

Description

They are somewhat large sea snails — marine gastropod mollusks, with gills and a thin, circular, corneous, and many-whorled operculum. Their shell is conical with angular periphery. The spiral sculpture consists of raised cords, in many cases strongly beaded. The protoconch has a raised hexagonal pattern. The columella is simple above, not folded, and either simply concave below or slightly truncate and toothed. The radula has the rhachidian and 4 to 5 lateral teeth with irregularly oval body, and rather long, pointed cusps, their outer edges serrate. The inner marginal teeth are enlarged, and the pseudo-proboscis of the animal is well developed.

Genera

• Akoya <small>Habe, 1961</small>
• Alertalex <small>Dell, 1956</small>
• Astele <small>Swainson, 1855</small>
• Astelena <small>Iredale, 1924</small>
• Bathyfautor <small>Marshall, 1995</small>
• Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Carinator <small>Ikebe, 1942</small>
• Dactylastele <small>Marshall, 1995</small>
• Dymares <small>Schwengel, 1942</small>
• Eucasta <small>Dall, 1889</small>
• Falsimargarita <small>Powell, 1951</small>
• Fautrix <small>Marshall, 1995</small>
• Fluxina <small>Dall, 1881</small>
• Laetifautor <small>Iredale, 1929</small>
• Neocalliostoma <small>Castellanos & Fernandez, 1976</small>
• Otukaia <small>Ikebe, 1942</small>
• Photinastoma <small>Powell, 1951</small>
• Photinula <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854</small>
• Selastele <small>B. A. Marshall, 1995</small>
• Sinutor <small>Cotton & Godfrey, 1935</small>
• Tropidotrochus <small>Parodiz, 1977</small>
• Venustas <small>Allan, 1926</small>
• Ziziphinus <small>Gray, 1842</small>

• Ampullotrochus <small>Monterosato, 1890</small>: synonym of Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) <small>Monterosato, 1890</small> represented as Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Benthastelena <small>Iredale, 1936</small>: synonym of Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Calliotropis <small>Oliver, 1926</small>: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) <small>Oliver, 1926</small> represented as Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Callistele <small>Cotton & Godfrey, 1935</small>: synonym of Astele <small>Swainson, 1855</small>
• Callistoma <small>Herrmannsen, 1846</small>: synonym of Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Callistomus <small>Herrmannsen, 1846</small>: synonym of Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Calotropis <small>Thiele, 1929</small>: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) <small>Oliver, 1926</small> represented as Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Conulus <small>Nardo, 1841</small>: synonym of Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Coralastele <small>Iredale, 1930</small>: synonym of Astele <small>Swainson, 1855</small>
• Elmerlinia <small>Clench & Turner, 1960</small>: synonym of Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Eutrochus <small>A. Adams, 1864</small>: synonym of Astele <small>Swainson, 1855</small>
• Fautor <small>Iredale, 1924</small>: synonym of Calliostoma (Fautor) <small>Iredale, 1924</small> represented as Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Jacinthinus <small>Monterosato, 1889</small>: synonym of Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Kingotrochus <small>Ihering, 1902</small>: synonym of Photinula <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854</small>
• Kombologion <small>Clench & Turner, 1960</small>: synonym of Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Leiotrochus <small>Conrad, 1862</small>: synonym of Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Maurea <small>Oliver, 1926</small>: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) <small>Oliver, 1926</small> represented as Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Mauriella <small>Oliver, 1926</small>: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) <small>Oliver, 1926</small> represented as Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Mucrinops <small>Finlay, 1926</small>: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) <small>Oliver, 1926</small> represented as Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Omphalotukaia <small>Yoshida, 1948</small>: synonym of alliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Photina <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853</small>: synonym of Photinula <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854</small>
• Salsipotens <small>Iredale, 1924</small>: synonym of Astele <small>Swainson, 1855</small>
• Spicator <small>Cotton & Godfrey, 1935</small>: synonym of Laetifautor <small>Iredale, 1929</small>
• Tristichotrochus <small>Ikebe, 1942</small>: synonym of Calliostoma (Benthastelena) <small>Iredale, 1936</small> represented as Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Venustas <small>Finlay, 1927</small>: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) <small>Oliver, 1926</small> represented as Calliostoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
• Zizyphinus <small>Gray, 1847</small>: synonym of Ziziphinus <small>Gray, 1842</small>