Calliostoma iwamotoi

Calliostoma iwamotoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Calliostoma
Species:	C. iwamotoi
Binomial name
Calliostoma iwamotoi Ikebe, 1942
Synonyms
Calliostoma (Calliostoma) iwamotoiIkebe, 1942

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

Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma (Tristichotrochus) .

Description

The height of the shell reaches up to 26 mm. ^[2]

Distribution

Specimens have only been recorded along the southern waters of Japan, such as the mouth of Tokyo Bay. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} However the species is thought to inhabit the whole coastline of Japan, in benthic zones 100-200m below sea level. ^{[1] [6]}

References

1. Calliostoma iwamotoi Ikebe, 1942 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. "ギャラリー | 鳥羽水族館公式ホームページ". aquarium.co.jp. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
3. "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
4. 池邊, 展生 (1941). "日本産エビスガヒ屬の目録". ヴヰナス. 11 (2–3): 54–63. doi:10.18941/venusomsj.11.2-3_54.
5. "WMSDB | Conchology". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
6. Vilvens, Claude (10 December 2009). Novapex : Trimestriel de la Société Belge de Malacologie. Vol. v.10 (2009). Bruxelles: Société Belge de Malacologie. p. 159.

• Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.

External links

• "Calliostoma (Calliostoma) iwamotoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.