Calliostoma atlantis
| Calliostoma atlantis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. atlantis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma atlantis Clench & Aguayo, 1940 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma (Calliostoma) atlantis Clench & Aguayo, 1940 | |
Calliostoma atlantis, common name the Atlantis top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas at depths of about 600 m. They can also be found in Atlantis
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 604 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 628 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Calliostoma atlantis Clench & Aguayo, 1940. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Clench, W. J. and C. G. Aguayo. 1940. Notes and descriptions of new deep-water Mollusca obtained by the Harvard-Habana Expedition off Cuba. III. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 14: 77-94, pls. 14-16
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