| Calliostoma swinneni | |
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| apertural view of the shell of Calliostoma swinneni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Tribe: | Calliostomatini |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. swinneni |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma swinneni Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker |
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Calliostoma swinneni is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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This species is endemic to the Philippines.[2] It is found in Aliguay Island, Mindanao.[2]
This top shell lives at depths of about 100 m.[2]
The shape of the shell is high conical.[2] The first whorls are straight but later whorls are concave.[2]
Coloration of the shell is cream white or with faint brown flecks.[2]
The shell height is up to 13 mm, and the width is up to 10 mm. It is small for the genus.[2]