Calliostoma mcleani
| Calliostoma mcleani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. mcleani |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma mcleani Shasky & Campbell, 1964 | |
Calliostoma mcleani, common name McLean's calliostoma, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean in the shallow subtidal zone off California to Ecuador and off the Galapagos Islands.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma mcleani Shasky & Campbell, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574903 on 2012-12-07
- ↑ Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.
- Finet, Y., 1995. Marine Molluscs of the Galapagos: Gastropods. A monograph and revision of the families Trochidae, Skeneidae, Turbinidae and Neritidae. First edition ed. L'Informatore Piceno, Italy.
External links
| External identifiers for Calliostoma mcleani | |
|---|---|
| ITIS | 69864 |
| WoRMS | 574903 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Calliostoma mcleani
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