Akoya platinum

Akoya platinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1] This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Santa Catalina Island, California, U.S.[2]

Akoya platinum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Akoya
Species:
A. platinum
Binomial name
Akoya platinum
(Dall, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Calliostoma bernardi J. H. McLean, 1984
  • Calliostoma platinum Dall, 1890
  • Calliostoma titanium J. H. McLean, 1984

References
  1. "Akoya platinum". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. McLean J.H. (1984) New species of Northeast Pacific archaeogastropods. The Veliger 26(3): 233-239
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 61


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