Calliostoma melliferum explained

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

Description

The shell of Calliostoma melliferum is relatively small for a species in the genus Calliostoma, with maximum height ranging from 8 mm to 10 mm.[1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Canopus Bank, a seamount off the northeastern coast of Brazil, at depths between 60 m and 260 m.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Cavallari . D.C. . Simone . L.R.L. . A new species of Calliostoma (Vetigastropoda: Calliostomatidae) from Canopus Bank, off northeastern Brazil . Zootaxa . 7 August 2018 . 4457 . 1 . 156–166 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4457.1.8 . 30314185 . 52976867 .