Calliostoma fucosum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Calliostomatidae |
Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
Genus: | Calliostoma |
Species: | C. fucosum |
Binomial name | |
Calliostoma fucosum Quinn, 1992 | |
Synonyms | |
Ziziphinus leanus auct. non C. B. Adams, 1852 |
Calliostoma fucosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 13 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2013) |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia and Venezuela at depths between 7 m and 20 m.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma fucosum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532312 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
External links
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma fucosum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Calliostoma fucosum |
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