title: Calliostoma turbinum
text: # Calliostoma turbinum
  
  Calliostoma turbinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
  
  ## Description
  
  The shell is small, turbinate and thin. The nacre shines with a peculiarly coppery luster. The apex is white. The periphery is painted with purple-brown flammules and the spirals are more or less articulated with the same color. The columella is white.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Point Conception to San Diego, California.
  
  