Calliostoma fascinans
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Species: | C. fascinans
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Calliostoma fascinans Schwengel & McGinty, 1942
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Calliostoma fascinans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 12 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico at depths between 68 m and 126 m.
References
- ^ Calliostoma fascinans Schwengel & McGinty, 1942. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Schwengel, J. S. and T. L. McGinty. 1942. Some new and interesting marine shells from northwest Florida. Nautilus 56: 13–18, pl. 3
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.