Calliostoma opalinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma opalinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. opalinum
Binomial name
Calliostoma opalinum
(Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
Synonyms[1]

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

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This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

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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.