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Calliostoma brunneopictum

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Species of gastropod

Calliostoma brunneopictum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. brunneopictum
Binomial name
Calliostoma brunneopictum
Quinn, 1992

Calliostoma brunneopictum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 8.5 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2013)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brazil at depths between 50 m and 80 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma brunneopictum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532509 on 2012-12-07
  • Quinn, J. F. Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114

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Taxon identifiers
Calliostoma brunneopictum


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