Calliostoma modestulum

Calliostoma modestulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. modestulum
Binomial name
Calliostoma modestulum
Strebel, 1908

Calliostoma modestulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]

Description

The height of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego at depths between 66 m and 251 m.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma modestulum. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532529 on 2012-12-07
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)


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