Calliostoma chuni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma chuni | |
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| Original drawing with two views of a shell of Calliostoma chuni | |
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. chuni
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma chuni (Martens, 1903)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trochus sublaevis var. chuni Martens, 1903 | |
Description
editThe height of the shell attains 31 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia at a depth of 800 m.
References
edit- ^ a b Calliostoma chuni (Martens, 1903). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
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