Calliostoma decipiens
Calliostoma decipiens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma decipiens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. decipiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy, 1867) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Trochus decipiens Guppy, 1867 (original description) | |
Description
The shell attains a height of 18 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Catibbean Sea off Venezuela.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532516 on 2012-12-07
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
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