Calliostoma akoya

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

Calliostoma akoya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
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
  1. Calliostoma akoya Kuroda in Ikebe, 1942. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Akoya Habe, 1961. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 January 2014.
  • "Calliostoma (Akoya) akoya". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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