Calliostoma katoi

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

Calliostoma katoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. katoi
Binomial name
Calliostoma katoi
(Sakurai, 1994)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Calliostoma) katoi (Sakurai, 1994)
  • Tristichotrochus katoi Sakurai, 1994 (original combination)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References
  1. Calliostoma katoi (Sakurai, 1994). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • "Calliostoma (Calliostoma) katoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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