Calliostoma layardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 25 mm.
The shell is completely serrated and has ridges between the spires, the color is mainly a light reddish brown with light spots.
The shell also has a perfectly pyramidal shape. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean from Southern Transkei to Southern KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.
References
Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 39 Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218
External links
Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV; Annals of the South African Museum. v 47 1963-1974