Calliostoma serratulum
Calliostoma serratulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma serratulum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. serratulum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma serratulum Quinn, 1992 | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 17 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea from Colombia to Venezuela at depths between 135 m and 165 m.
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References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma serratulum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532541 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
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
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