Biology:Calliostoma chinoi
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Calliostoma chinoi | |
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| Shell of Calliostoma chinoi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. chinoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma chinoi Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]
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Calliostoma chinoi is an average-sized deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the Philippines . It is found near Davao, Talikud Island, Mindanao.[2]
Habitat
This top shell lives at depths of about 140 m.[2]
Shell description
The shell is globose, conical, first whorls are straight and later are a little convex spire outlines. There are six and a half whorls.[2]
The external shell coloration are set in three groups of two and in between there is a channel which is covered with oblique striae and brown colored, while the spiral knob rows are white.[2]
The shell height is up to 13 mm, and the width is up to 13 mm.[2]
References
- ↑ Poppe G. T., Tagaro S. P. & Dekker H. (2006). Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2: 3-228.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Poppe G. T., Tagaro S. P. & Dekker H. (2006). The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae & Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Conchbooks, Germany, Hackenheim ISBN:3-925919-80-5.
External links
- "Calliostoma chinoi" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_47316.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5022281 entry
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