Calliostoma chuni
| Calliostoma chuni | |
|---|---|
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| Original drawing with two views of a shell of Calliostoma chuni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. chuni |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma chuni (Martens, 1903) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Trochus sublaevis var. chuni Martens, 1903 | |
Calliostoma chuni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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.
References
- 1 2 Calliostoma chuni (Martens, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
External links
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