Calliostoma trotini
| Calliostoma trotini | |
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| Apertural view of the shell of Calliostoma trotini | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. trotini |
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Calliostoma trotini Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 |
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Calliostoma trotini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calliostomatidae.
This species is endemic to the Philippines. It is found in Balabac Island, Palawan. It is also found in the East China Sea.
This top shell lives at depths of about 150 m.
The shell is elevated and glossy, conical with straight whorls. The is white.
Overall color is light olive with a purplish iridescent shine. There are darker blotches just above the suture, on the periphery.
The shell height varies between 8 mm and 12 mm, and the width is up to 11 mm. It is average-sized for the genus.
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