Calliostoma opalinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma opalinum | |
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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. opalinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma opalinum (Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fautor opalinus Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971 | |
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Fautor) .
Description
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Japan.
References
edit- ^ a b Calliostoma opalinum (Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.