Biology:Calliostoma katoi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliostoma katoi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. katoi
Binomial name
Calliostoma katoi
(Sakurai, 1994)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Calliostoma) katoi (Sakurai, 1994)
  • Tristichotrochus katoi Sakurai, 1994 (original combination)

Calliostoma katoi 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 size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan .

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5022395 entry