Calliostomatinae is a subfamily of gastropods, belonging to the family Calliostomatidae.World Register of Marine Species Retrieved July 17, 2012
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.Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Genera Akoya Habe, 1961 Alertalex Dell, 1956 Astele Swainson, 1855 Astelena Iredale, 1924 Bathyfautor Marshall, 1995 Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Carinator Ikebe, 1942 Dactylastele Marshall, 1995 Dymares Schwengel, 1942 Eucasta Dall, 1889 Falsimargarita Powell, 1951 Fautrix Marshall, 1995 Fluxina Dall, 1881 Laetifautor Iredale, 1929 Neocalliostoma Castellanos & Fernandez, 1976 Otukaia Ikebe, 1942 Photinastoma Powell, 1951 Photinula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 Selastele B. A. Marshall, 1995 Sinutor Cotton & Godfrey, 1935 Tropidotrochus Parodiz, 1977 Venustas Allan, 1926 Ziziphinus Gray, 1842 Genera brought into synonymy Ampullotrochus Monterosato, 1890: synonym of Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus) Monterosato, 1890 represented as Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Benthastelena Iredale, 1936: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Calliotropis Oliver, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 represented as Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Callistele Cotton & Godfrey, 1935: synonym of Astele Swainson, 1855 Callistoma Herrmannsen, 1846: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Callistomus Herrmannsen, 1846: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Calotropis Thiele, 1929: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 represented as Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Conulus Nardo, 1841: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Coralastele Iredale, 1930: synonym of Astele Swainson, 1855 Elmerlinia Clench & Turner, 1960: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Eutrochus A. Adams, 1864: synonym of Astele Swainson, 1855 Fautor Iredale, 1924: synonym of Calliostoma (Fautor) Iredale, 1924 represented as Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Jacinthinus Monterosato, 1889: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Kingotrochus Ihering, 1902: synonym of Photinula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 Kombologion Clench & Turner, 1960: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Leiotrochus Conrad, 1862: synonym of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Maurea Oliver, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 represented as Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Mauriella Oliver, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 represented as Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Mucrinops Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 represented as Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Omphalotukaia Yoshida, 1948: synonym of 'alliostoma Swainson, 1840 Photina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Photinula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 Salsipotens Iredale, 1924: synonym of Astele Swainson, 1855 Spicator Cotton & Godfrey, 1935: synonym of Laetifautor Iredale, 1929 Tristichotrochus Ikebe, 1942: synonym of Calliostoma (Benthastelena) Iredale, 1936 represented as Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Venustas Finlay, 1927: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) Oliver, 1926 represented as Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 Zizyphinus Gray, 1847: synonym of Ziziphinus Gray, 1842
References
Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397