Calliostoma akoya

Calliostoma akoya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma akoya
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. akoya
Binomial name
Calliostoma akoya
Kuroda in Ikebe, 1942
Synonyms
  • Akoya akoya (Kuroda in Ikebe, 1942)
  • Akoya shinayaka Habe, 1961
  • Calliostoma (Akoya) akoya (Kuroda, T. in Ikeba, 1942)

Some authors consider it the sole member of the non-accepted subgenus Akoya.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and in the China Sea.

References

  • "Calliostoma (Akoya) akoya". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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