Calliostoma tupinamba

Calliostoma tupinamba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.

Calliostoma tupinamba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. tupinamba
Binomial name
Calliostoma tupinamba
Dornellas, 2012
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma ilhabelensis Prado, 2003 (nomen nudum)
  • Calliostoma ilhabelense: Rosenberg 2009 (nomen nudum)
  • Calliostoma jujubinum: Sá and Coelho 1986: 263–271; Rios 2009: 49 (fig. 105) (in

part; non Gmelin 1791).

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Southeastern Brazil.[1]

Description

The shell of this species can reach 38 mm in height with colors ranging from tawny brown to pinkish brown. The shell also has spot that range from white and dark red to purple with a purple apex and numerous white dots on the beads.[1]

References
  1. Dornellas, APS (2012). "Description of a new species of Calliostoma (Gastropoda, Calliostomatidae) from Southeastern Brazil". ZooKeys (224): 89–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.224.3684. PMC 3487647. PMID 23129991.


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