Calliostoma formosense
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | C. formosense
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| Calliostoma formosense E. A. Smith, 1907[1]
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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.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan.
References
- ^ Smith E. A. (1907). "Description of a new species of Calliostoma from South Formosa". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 205.
- ^ a b Calliostoma formosense E.A. Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
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