Calliostoma turbinum explained

Calliostoma turbinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The shell is small, turbinate and thin. The nacre shines with a peculiarly coppery luster. The apex is white. The periphery is painted with purple-brown flammules and the spirals are more or less articulated with the same color. The columella is white.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Point Conception to San Diego, California.

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
• ITIS
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma turbinum Dall, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580417 on 2012-12-07
2. Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells. The marine mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. II edit. Van Nostrand, New York 663 p. + 24 pl:
3. https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofuni241902unit Dall (1902) Illustrations and descriptions of new, unfigured or imperfectly known shells; Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 24 (1902)