Otukaia is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, which are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calliostomatidae, the top shells. Otukaia has long been considered a subgenus of Calliostoma and is still treated as such by many taxonomists.
Otukaia is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, which are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calliostomatidae, the top shells. Otukaia has long been considered a subgenus of Calliostoma and is still treated as such by many taxonomists.
Snails in this genus are characterized by their relatively large, silky-white, thin shell, lacking an umbilicus. Their spiral whorls are flat to slightly convex, with the first three whorls sometimes displaying sculpture that may persist on later whorls. They possess a rachidian radula. These snails can be found worldwide in deep water.
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