Calliostoma problematicum

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

Calliostoma problematicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. problematicum
Binomial name
Calliostoma problematicum
(Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
Synonyms[1]

Tristichotrochus problematicus Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References
  1. Calliostoma problematicum (Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • "Calliostoma problematicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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