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Calliostoma coronatum

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

Calliostoma (Benthastelena) coronatum Quinn, J.F., 1992

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

Calliostoma coronatum B. A. Marshall, 1995 is an invalid name: junior homonym of Calliostoma coronatum Quinn, 1992; Calliostoma kanakorum is a replacement name)

Description

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The height of the cone-shaped shell attains 4.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, predominantly off Brazil at a depth of 800 m.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma coronatum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532515 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 (2 publications)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Calliostoma (Benthastelena) coronatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.