| Calliostoma consors | |
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| Shell of Calliostoma consors (Lischke, 1872), 20.4 mm height by 20.5 mm diameter, from Enshu-nada, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. consors |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma consors (Lischke, 1872) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calliostoma hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888 |
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Calliostoma consors is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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The shell has a concave shoulder with a rounded carination. Overall the shell is a medium brown in color, sculpted with smooth spiral threads which have light brown and dark brown dashes. The umbilicus is closed and is a bone to ivory color, and the interior is brightly nacreous.
Northern Honshu, Japan southwards; Oga Peninsula, Japan Sea; Seto inland sea, Korea. Found at 10 to 100 m on coarse sand and stone.[2]