Calliostoma trotini

Calliostoma trotini
Apertural view of the shell of Calliostoma trotini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. trotini
Binomial name
Calliostoma trotini
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]

Calliostoma trotini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]

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Range of Distribution

This species is endemic to the Philippines. It is found in Balabac Island, Palawan.[3]

Habitat

This top shell lives at depths of about 150 m.[3]

Shell description

The shell is elevated and glossy, conical with straight whorls.[3] The protoconch is white.[3]

Overall color is light olive with a purplish iridescent shine.[3] There are darker blotches just above the suture, on the periphery.[3]

The shell height is up to 12 mm, and the width is up to 11 mm.[3] It is average-sized for the genus.[3]

References

  1. ^ Poppe G. T., Tagaro S. P. & Dekker H. (2006). Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2: 3-228.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2010). Calliostoma trotini Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389930 on 2010-05-21
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Poppe G. T., Tagaro S. P. & Dekker H. (2006). The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae & Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Conchbooks, Germany, Hackenheim, ISBN 3-925919-80-5.