Akoya platinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1] This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Santa Catalina Island, California, U.S.[2]
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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 |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Akoya |
| Species: | A. platinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Akoya platinum (Dall, 1890)
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References
edit- ^ "Akoya platinum". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ McLean J.H. (1984) New species of Northeast Pacific archaeogastropods. The Veliger 26(3): 233-239
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 61