Calliostoma iris
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Species: | C. iris
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Calliostoma iris (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
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Tristichotrochus iris Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 |
Calliostoma iris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus)
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and New Caledonia.
References
- ^ a b Calliostoma iris (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
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