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Calliostoma formosense

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Calliostoma formosense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. formosense
Binomial name
Calliostoma formosense
Synonyms[2]
  • Calliostoma formosensis E. A. Smith, 1907
  • Calliostoma (Maurea) formosense E. A. Smith, 1907

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

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The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Taiwan.

References

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  1. ^ Smith E. A. (1907). "Description of a new species of Calliostoma from South Formosa". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 205.
  2. ^ a b Calliostoma formosense E.A. Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
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  • "Calliostoma (Maurea) formosense". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.