Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Calliostomatinae Scientific name Calliostoma osbornei Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Calliostomatidae Tribe Calliostomatini Higher classification Calliostoma | |
Similar Calliostoma punctulatum, Calliostoma ligatum, Calliostoma, Molluscs, Dendraster excentricus | ||
Calliostoma osbornei, common name Osborn's top shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand.
References
Calliostoma osbornei Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA