Akoya (gastropod)

Akoya
Shell of Akoya haliarchus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:	Calliostomatinae
Genus:	Akoya Habe, 1961
Synonyms [1]
Calliostoma (Akoya) Habe, 1961

Akoya is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies. ^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Akoya (gastropod) include: ^[1]

• Akoya akoya (Kuroda, 1942)
• Akoya haliarchus (Melvill, 1889)
• Akoya platinum (Dall, 1890)
• Akoya zhui Vilvens, 2024

The following species were brought into synonymy: ^[1]

• Akoya shinayaka Habe, 1961

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Akoya Habe, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465573 on 2018-12-28

• Habe, T. (1961). Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan (II). Osaka: Hoikusha. pp. 1–183.
• Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Yao, Japan: Elle Scientific Publications. p. 61.