Calliostoma layardi
| Calliostoma layardi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. layardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma layardi Sowerby III, 1897
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Calliostoma layardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 25 mm.
The shell is completely serrated and has ridges between the spires, the color is mainly a light reddish brown with light spots.
The shell also has a perfectly pyramidal shape[2][1].
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean from Southern Transkei to Southern KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Calliostoma layardi Sowerby III, 1897. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b "Femorale - Calliostoma layardi Sowerby, 1897". www.femorale.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 39
- Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218
External links
[edit]- "Calliostoma layardi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV; Annals of the South African Museum. v 47 1963-1974