Calliostoma crossleyae
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | C. crossleyae
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| Calliostoma crossleyae E.A. Smith, 1910
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Calliostoma crossleyae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 9 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Transkei, South KwaZuluNatal, South Africa
References
- ^ Calliostoma crossleyae E.A. Smith, 1910. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Kilburn, R. N. 1972. Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (2), with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia. Annals of the Natal Museum 21(2):391-437, 1
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 22
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