Biology:Calliostoma thrincoma

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliostoma thrincoma
Calliostoma thrincoma 001.jpg
Original drawing of a shell of Calliostoma thrincoma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. thrincoma
Binomial name
Calliostoma thrincoma
Melvill & Standen, 1903
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Calliostoma) thrincoma Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1903

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

Description

The height of this conical-pyramidal, imperforate shell attains 11 mm. It is highly sculptured and conspicuously keeled around every whorl just above the suture. The body whorl at the periphery is bicarinate. The aperture is square-shaped.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Oman.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5022525 entry