Calliostoma moscatellii
| Calliostoma moscatellii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. moscatellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma moscatellii Quinn, 1992
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| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma carcellesi auct. non Clench & Aguayo, 1940 | |
Calliostoma moscatellii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 24 mm.
Calliostomoma moscatellii is a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Calliostomatidae. The species was first described by Quinn in 1992. Its shell typically reaches a size of around 21.5 mm, and specimens have been recorded from Santana Island, located off the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Members of the order Archaeogastropoda, including C. moscatellii, are gonochoric (having separate male and female individuals) and reproduce via broadcast spawning. The life cycle involves embryos developing into planktonic trochophore larvae, which subsequently transform into juvenile veligers before reaching maturity.[3]
This species is primarily distributed in the tropical western Atlantic region, in marine environments. As with other Calliostomatidae, the shell structure is solid and often conical, featuring detailed sculpturing and coloration that distinguishes it from closely related species.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brazil at depths between 50 m and 200 m.
References
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma moscatellii Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532531 on 2012-12-07
- ^ a b "Calliostoma moscatellii". Allspira. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Calliostoma moscatellii". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- Quinn, J. F. Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114
External links
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma moscatellii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.