Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Calliostomatidae Scientific name Calliostoma akoya | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Calliostomatinae Rank Species | |
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Calliostoma akoya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
Contents
Some authors consider it the sole member of the non-accepted subgenus Akoya.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and in the China Sea.
References
Calliostoma akoya Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA