''Calliostoma philippei'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Calliostomatidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the
Philippines.
References
* Poppe G.T. (2004) ''Descriptions of spectacular new species from the Philippines (Gastropoda - Trochidae, Cypraeidae).'' Visaya 1(1): 4–19.
External links
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philippei
Gastropods described in 2004
{{Calliostomatidae-stub