Calliostoma iwamotoi
| Calliostoma iwamotoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. iwamotoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma iwamotoi Ikebe, 1942
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| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma (Calliostoma) iwamotoi Ikebe, 1942 | |
Calliostoma iwamotoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus) .
Description
[edit]The height of the shell reaches up to 26 mm.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]Specimens have only been recorded along the southern waters of Japan, such as the mouth of Tokyo Bay.[2][3][4][5] However the species is thought to inhabit the whole coastline of Japan, in benthic zones 100-200m below sea level[1][6].
References
[edit]- ^ a b Calliostoma iwamotoi Ikebe, 1942. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b "ギャラリー | 鳥羽水族館公式ホームページ". aquarium.co.jp. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ 池邊, 展生 (1941). "日本産エビスガヒ屬の目録". ヴヰナス. 11 (2–3): 54–63. doi:10.18941/venusomsj.11.2-3_54.
- ^ "WMSDB | Conchology". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Vilvens, Claude (10 December 2009). Novapex : Trimestriel de la Société Belge de Malacologie. Vol. v.10 (2009). Bruxelles: Société Belge de Malacologie. p. 159.
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- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
External links
[edit]- "Calliostoma (Calliostoma) iwamotoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.