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Calliostoma virescens

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Calliostoma virescens..
Apertural view of a shell of Calliostoma virescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. virescens
Binomial name
Calliostoma virescens
Coen, 1933

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

Description

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The height of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Adriatic Sea.

References

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  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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  • "Calliostoma virescens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.