Calliostoma formosense
Calliostoma formosense, common name the Formosa top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | C. formosense |
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Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena).
Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan.
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References
- Smith E. A. (1907). "Description of a new species of Calliostoma from South Formosa". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 205.
- Calliostoma formosense E.A. Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
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