Calliostoma hirtum

Calliostoma hirtum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. hirtum
Binomial name
Calliostoma hirtum
Quinn, 1992

Calliostoma hirtum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Dominican Republic at a depth of 530 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma hirtum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532523 on 2012-12-07
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

External links

External identifiers for Calliostoma hirtum
Encyclopedia of Life 4798071
WoRMS 532523


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