Calliostoma nobile

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Calliostoma nobile
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.140566 - Calliostoma nobile (Hirase, 1922) - Calliostomatidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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C. nobile
Binomial name
Calliostoma nobile
(Hirase, 1922)
Synonyms[1]
  • Astele nobilis Hirase, 1922
  • Omphalotukaia nobilis (Hirase, 1922)

Calliostoma nobile, common name the noble 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 (Omphalotukaia)

Description[]

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Japan.

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

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