Calliostoma rosewateri
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| Calliostoma rosewateri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. rosewateri
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma rosewateri Clench & Turner, 1960
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Calliostoma rosewateri, common name Rosewater's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell is spiral shaped and has a radiant metallic gold sheen with fine beads. The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs off the Lesser Antilles and in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia at depths between 270 m and 420 m.
References
[edit]- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma rosewateri Clench & Turner, 1960. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532536 on 2012-12-07
- ^ "Calliostoma rosewateri". The Chong Chen Archives. 1960. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- Clench, W. J. and R. D. Turner. 1960. The genus Calliostoma in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 4: 1-80
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