Phylum: Mollusca - Order: Calliostomatidae

Family: Calliostomatidae Thiele, 1924 (1847)

Calliostoma laugieri (Payraudeau, 1826)

S. Maria al Bagno (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 8m deep.

 

S. Maria al Bagno (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 8m deep.
S. Maria al Bagno (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 8m deep.
S. Maria al Bagno (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 8m deep.
S. Maria al Bagno (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 8m deep.
S. Maria al Bagno (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 8m deep.
Otranto (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea. 12m deep.

Porto Cesareo (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 40m deep.

Ringraziamo il nostro amico Angelo Fiorita, per averci fornito le immagini di questi stupendi esemplari di Porto Cesareo.

We thank our friend Angelo Fiorita for providing us with the images of these nice specimens.

Porto Cesareo (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 40m deep.
Porto Cesareo (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 40m deep.
Porto Cesareo (Lecce, Italy) Ionian Sea, 40m deep.

Bibliography

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