Calliostoma chuni

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

Calliostoma chuni
Original drawing with two views of a shell of Calliostoma chuni
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C. chuni
Binomial name
Calliostoma chuni
(Martens, 1903)
Synonyms[1]

Trochus sublaevis var. chuni Martens, 1903

Description

The height of the shell attains 31 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia at a depth of 800 m.

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