Calliostoma springeri

Calliostoma springeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. springeri
Binomial name
Calliostoma springeri
(Clench & Turner, 1960)
Synonyms

Calliostoma benedicti springeri Clench, W.J. & R.D. Turner, 1960

Calliostoma springeri, common name Springer's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 39 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico at depths between 219 m and 475 m.

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