Calliostoma hernandezi

Calliostoma hernandezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

Calliostoma hernandezi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. hernandezi
Binomial name
Calliostoma hernandezi
Rubio & Gubbioli, 1993[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean between Senegal and Angola.

References

  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Calliostoma hernandezi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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