Calliostoma scurra

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

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and Suriname at depths between 18 m and 77 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma scurra Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532539 on 2012-12-07

External links

External links

External identifiers for Calliostoma scurra
Encyclopedia of Life 4797829
WoRMS 532539


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