Calliostoma iwamotoi

Calliostoma iwamotoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma iwamotoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. iwamotoi
Binomial name
Calliostoma iwamotoi
Ikebe, 1942
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Calliostoma) iwamotoi Ikebe, 1942

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus) .

Description

The height of the shell attains 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References
  1. Calliostoma iwamotoi Ikebe, 1942. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
  • "Calliostoma (Calliostoma) iwamotoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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