Calliostoma variegatum
| Calliostoma variegatum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. variegatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma variegatum | |
Calliostoma variegatum, common name the variable top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
Description
The height of the shell attains 25 mm. The small, conical shell is variegated. The nucleus is rosaceous. The six whorls are planate. The sutures are hardly impressed. The spire contains 3 regular, nodulous riblets, the nodules whitish, and subdistant. The interstices are very elegantly rosy. The base of the shell contains 8 lirulae. These are scarcely nodulous, and spotted with rosy.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to California, USA.
References
- ↑ Carpenter, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1865, p. 61.
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma variegatum Carpenter, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580418 on 2012-12-07
- ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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