Calliobasis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.
The name Calliobasis was formed from the Ancient Greek words kallion (= more beautiful) and basis (= pedestal). Its gender is feminine.
Species Species within the genus Calliobasis include: Calliobasis bilix (Hedley, 1905) Calliobasis bombax (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) Calliobasis chlorosa Marshall, 1983 † Calliobasis eos B. A. Marshall, 1983 Calliobasis festiva Marshall, 1991 Calliobasis gemmata Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015 Calliobasis lapulapui Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 Calliobasis magellani Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 Calliobasis merista Marshall, 1991 Calliobasis miranda Marshall, 1983 Calliobasis nepticula Marshall, 1991 Calliobasis phimosa Marshall, 1991 Calliobasis spectrum Marshall, 1991
References
Marshall B.A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda : Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 150:41-109. [