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.

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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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