Calliostoma iris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Calliostoma iris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Calliostomatidae |
Genus: | Calliostoma |
Species: | C. iris
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Binomial name | |
Calliostoma iris (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Tristichotrochus iris Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus)
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Japan and New Caledonia.
References edit
- ^ a b Calliostoma iris (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links edit
- "Calliostoma iris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.