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Calliostoma incertum

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Calliostoma incertum
Drawing of a shell of Calliostoma incertum
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C. incertum
Binomial name
Calliostoma incertum
(Reeve, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Sinutor) incertum (Reeve, 1863)
  • Sinutor incertus Reeve, 1863 (original description)

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

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Sinutor)

Description

The height of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Eastern Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania at depths of 270 m.

References

  1. ^ a b Calliostoma incertum (Reeve, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.