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Calliostoma formosense

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Calliostoma formosense
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C. formosense
Binomial name
Calliostoma formosense
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. ^ a b Calliostoma formosense E.A. Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.

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