Calliostoma aulicum
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| Calliostoma aulicum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. aulicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma aulicum Quinn, 1992 | |
Calliostoma aulicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
The height of the shell attains 16 mm. The umbilical shell has a conical shape and is finely sculptured. The teleoconch contains 7.5 concave whorls. The color of the shell is ivory with a few, faint patches of golden brown.