Calliostoma tosaense
 | This taxon may be invalid (unaccepted). (Jan 2019) |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | C. tosaense
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| Calliostoma tosaense (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
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Calliostoma tosaense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena).
Description[]
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 25 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Japan, New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the Kermadec Islands.
References[]
- ^ a b Calliostoma tosaense (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Marshall, B.A. (1995). Calliostomatidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and the northern Lord Howe Rise. pp. 381–458 in Bouchet, P. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 14 . Mém. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. 167 : 381–458
External links[]
- "Calliostoma (Benthastelena) tosaensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Categories:
- Calliostoma
- Gastropods described in 1961
- Calliostomatidae stubs