Calliostoma moebiusi Strebel 1905
- Dataset
- Gastropods from the Burdwood Bank (southwestern Atlantic): an overview of species diversity
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- order
- Archaeogastropoda
- family
- Calliostomatidae
- genus
- Calliostoma
- species
- Calliostoma moebiusi
description
Description. Shell width to 10.1 mm (up to 16.6 mm according to Strebel 1905 a); pyramidal, solid. Protoconch of 1.25 convex whorls. Teleoconch of up to 5 whorls, almost straight in outline; last whorl comprising about 70 % of total shell height. Suture impressed. Surface pink, with narrow, white spiral bands; firsts two whorls sculptured with 3 or 4 spiral cords, vanishing on subsequent whorls; last whorl with a weak cord at base. In addition, faint growth lines are evident along all teleoconch whorls. Aperture subquadrate, interior iridescent; columellar callus expanded over the umbilical area. Operculum rounded, multispiral; pale brown, translucent.
description
Fig. 2 E
discussion
Remarks. The material studied here resembles C. moebiusi Strebel, 1905. However it differs by having teleoconch sculpture less developed.
materials_examined
Examined material. 1 an. and 5 sh. (MACN-In 40665).
Name
- Homonyms
- Calliostoma moebiusi Strebel 1905