Calliostoma purpureum
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| Calliostoma purpureum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. purpureum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma purpureum Quinn, 1992 | |
Calliostoma purpureum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
The size of the shell varies between 11 and 27 mm (0.43 and 1.06 in).