Calliostoma crossleyae
| Calliostoma crossleyae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. crossleyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma crossleyae E. A. Smith, 1910 | |
Calliostoma crossleyae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Transkei, South KwaZuluNatal, South Africa
References
- ↑ Calliostoma crossleyae E.A. Smith, 1910. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Kilburn, R. N. 1972. Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (2), with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia. Annals of the Natal Museum 21(2):391-437, 1
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 22
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