Calliostoma trotini

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Calliostoma trotini
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Apertural view of the shell of Calliostoma trotini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. trotini
Binomial name
Calliostoma trotini
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 [1]

Calliostoma trotini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae. [2]

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Range of distribution

This species is endemic to the Philippines. It is found in Balabac Island, Palawan. [3] It is also found in the East China Sea.

Habitat

This top shell lives at depths of about 150 m. [3]

Shell description

The shell is elevated and glossy, conical with straight whorls. [3] The protoconch is white. [3]

Overall color is light olive with a purplish iridescent shine. [3] There are darker blotches just above the suture, on the periphery. [3]

The shell height varies between 8 mm and 12 mm, and the width is up to 11 mm. [3] It is average-sized for the genus. [3]

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References

  1. Poppe G. T., Tagaro S. P. & Dekker H. (2006). Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2: 3-228.
  2. WoRMS (2010). Calliostoma trotini Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389930 on 2010-05-21
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Poppe G. T., Tagaro S. P. & Dekker H. (2006). The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae & Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Conchbooks, Germany, Hackenheim, ISBN   3-925919-80-5.