Calliostoma akoya
| Calliostoma akoya | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. akoya |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma akoya Kuroda in Ikebe, 1942 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma akoya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Some authors considers it the sole member of the non-accepted subgenus Akoya.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and in the China Sea.
References
- ↑ Calliostoma akoya Kuroda in Ikebe, 1942. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ↑ Akoya Habe, 1961. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 January 2014.
External links
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