Calliostoma aulicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma aulicum Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532253 on 2012-12-07
Description 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.
Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama, eastern Venezuela, Suriname and Trinidad at depths between 12 mm and 48 m.
References
Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114
External links Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) Encyclopedia of Life USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection World Register of Marine Species