Calliostoma kampsa
Calliostoma kampsa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
| Calliostoma kampsa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. kampsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma kampsa Dall, 1927[1] | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA, at a depth of about 800 m.
References
- Dall W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70(18): 1-134. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma kampsa Dall, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532527 on 2012-12-07
- Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667): 1-134.
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
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