Calliostoma iris
| Calliostoma iris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma iris (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
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.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and New Caledonia.
References
- 1 2 Calliostoma iris (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
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