Akoya akoya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]

Akoya akoya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Akoya
Species:
A. akoya
Binomial name
Akoya akoya
(Kuroda, 1942)
Synonyms[1]
  • Akoya shinayaka Habe, 1961
  • Calliostoma akoya Kuroda, 1942

Distribution edit

This species occurs in Japan.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2018). Akoya akoya (Kuroda, 1942). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881106 on 2018-12-28