Calliostoma hirtum
Calliostoma hirtum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]
| Calliostoma hirtum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Gastropoda | 
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda | 
| Order: | Trochida | 
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea | 
| Family: | Calliostomatidae | 
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae | 
| Genus: | Calliostoma | 
| Species: | C. hirtum | 
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma hirtum Quinn, 1992 | |
Description
    
The height of the shell attains 18 mm.
Distribution
    
This marine species occurs off the Dominican Republic at a depth of 530 m.
References
    
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma hirtum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532523 on 2012-12-07
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- 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
External links
    
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.