Calliostoma hernandezi

Calliostoma hernandezi
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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

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

  1. ^ Rubio F. & Gubbioli F. (1993). A new Calliostoma from West Africa. La Conchiglia 25(267): 20-23.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  2. ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Calliostoma hernandezi Rubio & Gubbioli, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549271 on 2012-12-07
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Calliostoma hernandezi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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