Calliostoma decipiens

Calliostoma decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. decipiens
Binomial name
Calliostoma decipiens
(Guppy, 1867)
Synonyms

Trochus decipiens Guppy, 1867 (original description)

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

Description

The shell attains a height of 18 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Catibbean Sea off Venezuela.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532516 on 2012-12-07

External links

External identifiers for Calliostoma decipiens
Encyclopedia of Life 4797960
WoRMS 532516


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