Calliostoma jacquelinae

Calliostoma jacquelinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. jacquelinae
Binomial name
Calliostoma jacquelinae
McLean, 1970

Calliostoma jacquelinae, common name Jacqueline's calliostoma, 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 12 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Calliostoma jacquelinae McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512117 on 2012-12-07


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