Calliostoma nordenskjoldi

Calliostoma nordenskjoldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma nordenskjoldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. nordenskjoldi
Binomial name
Calliostoma nordenskjoldi
Strebel, 1908

Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil to Patagonia at depths between 60 m and 100 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma nordenskjoldi Strebel, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532532 on 2012-12-07
  • Strebel, H. 1908. Die Gastropoden (mit Ausnahme de nackten Opisthobranchier). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 6(1): 111 pp., 6 pls.
  • To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Calliostoma nordenskjoldi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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