Otukaia kiheiziebisu

Otukaia kiheiziebisu is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. The type specimens were collected by amateur conchologist Mr. Kiheizi Oosima in 1938. The specific name kiheiziebisu is in honour of him. The new species was originally described as Calliostoma kiheiziebisu by the Japanese malacologist (1903-1950) in 1939. Otukaia kiheiziebisu is the type species of the genus Otukaia Ikeba, 1942. Some authors recognize Otukaia as a separate genus.

Otukaia kiheiziebisu

Otukaia kiheiziebisu is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. The type specimens were collected by amateur conchologist Mr. Kiheizi Oosima in 1938. The specific name kiheiziebisu is in honour of him. The new species was originally described as Calliostoma kiheiziebisu by the Japanese malacologist (1903-1950) in 1939. Otukaia kiheiziebisu is the type species of the genus Otukaia Ikeba, 1942. Some authors recognize Otukaia as a separate genus.