Callogaza sericata explained

Callogaza sericata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine occurs in the Northwest Pacific off the Philippines to Japan at depths between 50 m and 300 m.

References

• Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
• Luiz Ricardo L. Simone & Carlo M. Cunha, Revision of genera Gaza and Callogaza (Vetigastropoda, Trochidae), with description of a new Brazilian species; Zootaxa1318: 1–40 (2006)

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Callogaza sericata (Kira, 1959). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594178 on 2012-12-03