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 
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| 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] | |
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Tristichotrochus iris Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Ampullotrochus)
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.
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Distribution
editThis 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.