Calliostoma soyoae
Appearance
Calliostoma soyoae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Calliostomatidae |
Genus: | Calliostoma |
Species: | C. soyoae
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Binomial name | |
Calliostoma soyoae Ikebe, 1942
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Calliostoma soyoae, common name Soyo's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus) .
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Calliostoma soyoae Ikebe, 1942. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp
External links
[edit]- "Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus) aculeatum soyoae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.