Calliostoma virescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma virescens.. | |
|---|---|
| |
| Apertural view of a shell of Calliostoma virescens | |
Scientific 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
| |
Description
editThe height of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (December 2012) |
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Adriatic Sea.
References
edit- ^ Calliostoma virescens Coen, 1933. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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
External links
edit- "Calliostoma virescens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calliostoma virescens.