Calliostoma purpureum

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

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, off Trinidad and off the Bahamas.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma purpureum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532535 on 2012-12-07

External links

External identifiers for Calliostoma purpureum
Encyclopedia of Life 4798081
WoRMS 532535


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