Calliostoma bullisi, common name Bullis's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2][3]
| Calliostoma bullisi | |
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| A shell of Calliostoma bullisi Clench & Turner, 1960, 27.4 mm height by 27.4 mm diameter, trawled at 70 m off the coast of Sierra Leone, Africa | |
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. bullisi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma bullisi | |
Description edit
The shell grows to a height of 35 mm.[3]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off East Brazil at depths between 28 m and 73 m; in the Caribbean Ocean off Isla Margarita, Venezuela.
References edit
- ^ Clench, W. J. and R. D. Turner. 1960. The genus Calliostoma in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 4: 1–80
- ^ a b Calliostoma bullisi Clench & Turner, 1960. 5 March 2023. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b Eddie Hardy. "Calliostoma bullisi". Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Retrieved 5 March 2023.