Sinutor incertus

(Redirected from Calliostoma incertum)

Sinutor incertus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]

Sinutor incertus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Sinutor
Species:
S. incertus
Binomial name
Sinutor incertus
(Reeve, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Astele incertum [sic]
  • Calliostoma incertum (Reeve, 1863)
  • Zizyphinus incertus Reeve, 1863

Description edit

The height of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution and habitat edit

This marine species occurs off both eastern and western Australia, and Tasmania, at depths of 270 m.

References edit

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Sinutor incertus (Reeve, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467365 on 2018-12-28