Calliostoma formosum

<em>Calliostoma formosum</em> (McAndrew & Forbes, 1847)

Calliostoma formosum

Submitted by Graham D Saunders on Mon, 07/04/2014 15:55
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G D Saunders

dead shell taken from scallop dredge off Shetland 8mm, the species is circumpolar with the best examples being found in the North West Atlantic in deep water where they are larger and iridescent.