Calliostoma melliferum
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Calliostoma melliferum

Calliostoma melliferum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.

Appearance

The shell of Calliostoma melliferum is relatively small for a Calliostoma species, with maximum height ranging from 8 mm to 10 mm.

Distribution

Geography

This species is only known from Canopus Bank, a seamount off the northeastern coast of Brazil, at depths between 60 m and 260 m.

References

1. Calliostoma melliferum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliostoma_melliferum

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