Calliostoma bullisi
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| A shell of Calliostoma bullisi Clench & Turner, 1960, 27.4 mm height by 27.4 mm diameter, trawled at 70 m off the coast of Sierra Leone, Africa | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | C. bullisi
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| Calliostoma bullisi | |
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Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) bullisi Clench & Turner, 1960 | |
Calliostoma bullisi, common name Bullis's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description[]
The shell grows to a height of 35 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off East Brazil at depths between 28 m and 73 m; in the Caribbean Ocean off Isla Margarita, Venezuela.
References[]
- ^ a b Calliostoma bullisi Clench & Turner, 1960. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 October 2011.
- Clench, W. J. and R. D. Turner. 1960. The genus Calliostoma in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 4: 1-80
External links[]
- "Calliostoma bullisi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Categories:
- Calliostoma
- Gastropods described in 1960
- Calliostomatidae stubs