Calliostoma chinoi

Calliostoma chinoi is an average-sized deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.

Calliostoma chinoi
apertural view of the shell of Calliostoma chinoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Tribe:
Calliostomatini
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. chinoi
Binomial name
Calliostoma chinoi
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Philippines. It is found near Davao, Talikud Island, Mindanao.[2]

Habitat

This top shell lives at depths of about 140 m.[2]

Shell description

The shell is globose, conical, first whorls are straight and later are a little convex spire outlines. There are six and a half whorls.[2]

The external shell coloration are set in three groups of two and in between there is a channel which is covered with oblique striae and brown colored, while the spiral knob rows are white.[2]

The shell height is up to 13 mm, and the width is up to 13 mm.[2]

References
  1. Poppe G. T., Tagaro S. P. & Dekker H. (2006). Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2: 3-228.
  2. Poppe G. T., Tagaro S. P. & Dekker H. (2006). The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae & Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Conchbooks, Germany, Hackenheim ISBN 3-925919-80-5.
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