Biology:Calliostoma tupinamba
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Calliostoma tupinamba | |
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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 |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. tupinamba
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma tupinamba Dornellas, 2012
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| Synonyms[1] | |
part; non Gmelin 1791). | |
Calliostoma tupinamba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Southeastern Brazil .[1]
Description
The shell of this species can reach 38 mm in height with colors ranging from tawny brown to pinkish brown. The shell also has spot that range from white and dark red to purple with a purple apex and numerous white dots on the beads.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dornellas, APS (2012). "Description of a new species of Calliostoma (Gastropoda, Calliostomatidae) from Southeastern Brazil". ZooKeys (224): 89–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.224.3684. PMID 23129991. PMC 3487647. https://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/3684/description-of-a-new-species-of-calliostoma-gastropoda-calliostomatidae-from-southeastern-brazil.
Wikidata ☰ Q5022537 entry
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