Calliostoma incertum

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

Calliostoma incertum
Drawing of a shell of Calliostoma incertum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. incertum
Binomial name
Calliostoma incertum
(Reeve, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Sinutor) incertum (Reeve, 1863)
  • Sinutor incertus Reeve, 1863 (original description)

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Sinutor)

Description

The height of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Eastern Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania at depths of 270 m.

References
  1. Calliostoma incertum (Reeve, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.


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