Calliostoma hernandezi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
| Calliostoma hernandezi | |
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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. hernandezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma hernandezi Rubio & Gubbioli, 1993[1]
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Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 28 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean between Senegal and Angola.
References
edit- ^ Rubio F. & Gubbioli F. (1993). A new Calliostoma from West Africa. La Conchiglia 25(267): 20-23.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Calliostoma hernandezi Rubio & Gubbioli, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549271 on 2012-12-07
External links
edit- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma hernandezi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.