Calliostoma fucosum
| Calliostoma fucosum | |
|---|---|
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.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 13 mm.
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2013) |
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia and Venezuela at depths between 7 m and 20 m.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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.