Calliostoma soyoae

Calliostoma soyoae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. soyoae
Binomial name
Calliostoma soyoae
Ikebe, 1942
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma aculeatum soyoae Ikebe, 1942
  • Calliostoma (Calliostoma) soyoae Ikebe, 1942
  • Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus) aculeatum soyoae Ikebe, 1942

Calliostoma soyoae, common name Soyo's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus).

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References

  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp
  • "Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus) aculeatum soyoae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.