Calliostoma opalinum

Calliostoma opalinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Calliostoma
Species:	C. opalinum
Binomial name
	Calliostoma opalinum; (Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
Synonyms
	Fautor opalinusKuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971

Last updated February 27, 2026

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

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

1 2 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.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Calliostoma opalinum (Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .

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