Calliostoma modestulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1][2]
| Calliostoma modestulum | |
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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. modestulum
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma modestulum Strebel, 1908
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Description
editThe height of the shell attains 13 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego at depths between 66 m and 251 m.
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- Strebel, H. 1908. Die Gastropoden (mit Ausnahme de nackten Opisthobranchier). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 6(1): 111 pp., 6 pls.
External links
edit- Antarctic Invertebrates
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma modestulum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.