Calliostoma irisans
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| Calliostoma irisans | |
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| Original drawing of a shell of Calliostoma irisans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. irisans |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma irisans Strebel, 1905 | |
Calliostoma irisans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
The height of the shell attains 11 mm. The whitish shell is strongly iridescent, with mainly a purple hue. The 5¾ whorls are barely concave, with the exception of the body whorl. Only the first and the second whorl are granulated.[2]