Calliostoma argentum explained

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the West Indies and in the Caribbean Sea off Mexico at depths between 175 m and 348 m.

References

• 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

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
• Encyclopedia of Life
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma argentum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532506 on 2012-12-07