Calliostoma fucosum explained

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia and Venezuela at depths between 7 m and 20 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
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma fucosum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532312 on 2012-12-07