Tristichotrochus tosaensis

Tristichotrochus tosaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.^[1]

Tristichotrochus tosaensis
Shell of Tristichotrochus tosaensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Tristichotrochus
Species:	T. tosaensis
Binomial name
Tristichotrochus tosaensis Kuroda & Habe, 1961
Synonyms[1]
Calliostoma (Benthastelena) tosaense (Kuroda & Habe, 1961) Calliostoma tosaense (Kuroda & Habe, 1961)

Description

The length of the shell attains 22 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Tosa Bay, Japan and in the East China Sea.