Calliostoma formosense

Calliostoma formosense, common name the Formosa top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.^[2]

Calliostoma formosense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Calliostoma
Species:	C. formosense
Binomial name
Calliostoma formosense E. A. Smith, 1907[1]
Synonyms[2]
Calliostoma formosensis E. A. Smith, 1907 Calliostoma (Maurea) formosense E. A. Smith, 1907

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 63 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan.