Calliostoma formosense
| Calliostoma formosense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. formosense |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma formosense E. A. Smith, 1907[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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.
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.
- 1 2 Calliostoma formosense E.A. Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
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