Descrição original: 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. The Nautilus. 106(3): 77-114., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271323 page(s): 83, figs 7-8