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Calliostoma sakashitai

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

Calliostoma sakashitai 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

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The size of the shell varies between 6 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References

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  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
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  • "Calliostoma (Calliostoma) sakashitai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.