Xeniostoma inexpectans

Xeniostoma inexpectans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Xeniostoma
Species:
X. inexpectans
Binomial name
Xeniostoma inexpectans
McLean, 2012[1]

Xeniostoma inexpectans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

Description

The height of the thin, silvery white shell attains 8.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, at depths between 200 m and 400 m.

References

  1. โ†‘ McLean J. H. (2012) Detrital feeding in Xeniostoma inexpectans, new genus, new species, and new subfamily Xeniostomatinae of Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda), hosted by hexactinellid sponges of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Nautilus 126(3): 89โ€“97|2012-12-07
  2. โ†‘ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Xeniostoma inexpectans J. H. McLean, 2012". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-06-03.