Calliostoma akoya
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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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Calliostoma akoya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off Japan and in the China Sea.
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.
External links[]
- "Calliostoma (Akoya) akoya". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Categories:
- Calliostoma
- Gastropods described in 1942
- Calliostomatidae stubs