Calliostoma moscatellii

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

Calliostoma moscatellii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. moscatellii
Binomial name
Calliostoma moscatellii
Quinn, 1992
Synonyms

Calliostoma carcellesi auct. non Clench & Aguayo, 1940

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 24 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brazil at depths between 50 m and 200 m.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma moscatellii Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532531 on 2012-12-07
  • Quinn, J. F. Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114
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  • Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Calliostoma moscatellii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.