Biology:Calliostoma formosense

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliostoma formosense
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. formosense
Binomial name
Calliostoma formosense
E. A. Smith, 1907[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Calliostoma formosensis E. A. Smith, 1907
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) formosense E. A. Smith, 1907

Calliostoma formosense, common name the Formosa top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena).

Description

The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan.

References

  1. Smith E. A. (1907). "Description of a new species of Calliostoma from South Formosa". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 205.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Calliostoma formosense E.A. Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5022329 entry