Calliostoma purpureum

Calliostoma purpureum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
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


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