Calliostoma trotini

Calliostoma trotini
	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
Binomial name
	Calliostoma trotini; Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006

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

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.

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

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]

^ Poppe G. T., Tagaro S. P. & Dekker H. (2006). Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2: 3-228.
^ 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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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.

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