Calliostoma fernandezi
Calliostoma fernandezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma fernandezi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. fernandezi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma fernandezi Princz, 1978 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 29 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea from Colombia to French Guiana.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma fernandezi Princz, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532518 on 2012-12-07
- Princz, D. 1978. Una nueva especie del genero Calliostoma (Mollusca: Gastropoda) en el Mar Caribe. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 38: 151-155.
External links
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma fernandezi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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