Calliostoma santacruzanum
Calliostoma santacruzanum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]
| Calliostoma santacruzanum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. santacruzanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma santacruzanum McLean, 1970 | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands and off Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
References
- WoRMS (2012). Calliostoma santacruzanum McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574908 on 2012-12-07
- Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.
- 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
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma santacruzanum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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