Calliostoma opalinum

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

Calliostoma opalinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. opalinum
Binomial name
Calliostoma opalinum
(Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
Synonyms[1]

Fautor opalinus Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References
  1. Calliostoma opalinum (Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.


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