Calliostoma akoya
Calliostoma akoya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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Species: | C. akoya |
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Calliostoma akoya Kuroda in Ikebe, 1942 | |
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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.
References
- Calliostoma akoya Kuroda in Ikebe, 1942. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Akoya Habe, 1961. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 January 2014.
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