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Calliostoma decipiens

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Calliostoma decipiens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. decipiens
Binomial name
Calliostoma decipiens
(Guppy, 1867)
Synonyms

Trochus decipiens Guppy, 1867 (original description)

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

Description

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The shell attains a height of 18 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532516 on 2012-12-07
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