Calliostoma formosense
| Calliostoma formosense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. formosense
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma formosense E. A. Smith, 1907[1]
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Calliostoma formosense, common name the Formosa top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena).
Description[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs off Taiwan.
References[edit]
- ^ Smith E. A. (1907). "Description of a new species of Calliostoma from South Formosa". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 205.
- ^ a b Calliostoma formosense E.A. Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links[edit]
- "Calliostoma (Maurea) formosense". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.