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Calliostoma mcleani

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Species of gastropod

Calliostoma mcleani
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. mcleani
Binomial name
Calliostoma mcleani
Shasky & Campbell, 1964

Calliostoma mcleani, common name McLean's calliostoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.

Description

The shell is approximately 10mm at its aperture.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2019)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean in the shallow subtidal zone off California to Ecuador and off the Galápagos Islands.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma mcleani Shasky & Campbell, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574903 on 2012-12-07
  2. Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.
  3. "WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Calliostoma mcleani". www.bagniliggia.it. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  • Finet, Y., 1995. Marine Molluscs of the Galapagos: Gastropods. A monograph and revision of the families Trochidae, Skeneidae, Turbinidae and Neritidae. First edition ed. L'Informatore Piceno, Italy.

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Taxon identifiers
Calliostoma mcleani


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