Biology:Calliostoma iwamotoi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliostoma iwamotoi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. iwamotoi
Binomial name
Calliostoma iwamotoi
Ikebe, 1942
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Calliostoma) iwamotoi Ikebe, 1942

Calliostoma iwamotoi 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

The height of the shell attains 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan .

References

  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q5022380 entry