Calliostoma coronatum explained

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

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, predominantly off Brazil at a depth of 800 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 (2 publications)
• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

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