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Akoya platinum

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Akoya platinum
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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]

References

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  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