Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Calliostomatidae Scientific name Calliostoma picturatum | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Calliostomatinae Rank Species | |
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Calliostoma picturatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
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Description
The height of the shell attains 18 mm. The imperforate shell has a turreted-conical shape. It is green or violaceous, ornamented with undulating bands and zizgag lines. The whorls are plane The basal margin is crenulated. The spire is sculptured with transverse impressed lines. The body whorl is angulated. The base of the shell is a little convex. The subquadrate aperture is white inside. The columella incurved, its base truncate.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
Calliostoma picturatum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA