Calliostoma soyoae
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | C. soyoae
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| Calliostoma soyoae Ikebe, 1942
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Calliostoma soyoae, common name Soyo's top shell, 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 10 mm and 25 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.
References
- ^ a b Calliostoma soyoae Ikebe, 1942. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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
- "Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus) aculeatum soyoae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.