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

Calliostoma rude
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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. rude
Binomial name
Calliostoma rude
Quinn, 1992

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off French Guiana at depths between 60 m and 84 m.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma rude Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532538 on 2012-12-07
  • Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114
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