Calliostoma nordenskjoldi

Calliostoma nordenskjoldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. nordenskjoldi
Binomial name
Calliostoma nordenskjoldi
Strebel, 1908

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil to Patagonia at depths between 60 m and 100 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma nordenskjoldi Strebel, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532532 on 2012-12-07

External links

External identifiers for Calliostoma nordenskjoldi
Encyclopedia of Life 4954164
WoRMS 532532


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