Calliostoma formosense
Species of gastropod
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Calliostoma formosense, common name the Formosa top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[2]
| Calliostoma formosense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. formosense |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma formosense E. A. Smith, 1907[1] | |
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Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Benthastelena).
Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan.