Calliostoma formosense
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Calliostoma formosense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Calliostomatidae |
Genus: | Calliostoma |
Species: | C. formosense
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Binomial name | |
Calliostoma formosense E. A. Smith, 1907[1]
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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
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Taiwan.
References
[edit]- ^ Smith E. A. (1907). "Description of a new species of Calliostoma from South Formosa". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 205.
- ^ a b Calliostoma formosense E.A. Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
[edit]- "Calliostoma (Maurea) formosense". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.