Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Calliostomatidae Scientific name Calliostoma soyoae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Trochoidea Subfamily Calliostomatinae Rank Species | |
Calliostoma soyoae, common name Soyo's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
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Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus) .
Description
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.
References
Calliostoma soyoae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA