Calliostoma axelolssoni
| Calliostoma axelolssoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. axelolssoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma axelolssoni Quinn, 1992 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma axelolssoni,common name Olsson's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 33 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Lesser Antilles and Northern Brazil at a depth of 230 m.
References
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma axelolssoni Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532507 on 2012-12-07
- Bayer, F. M. 1971. Biological results of the University of Miami Deep-Sea Expeditions. 79. New and unusual mollusks collected by R/V John Elliott Pillsbury and R/V Gerda in the tropical Western Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science 21: 111-236.
- Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114
External links
| External identifiers for Calliostoma axelolssoni | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 10434243 |
| WoRMS | 532507 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Calliostoma axelolssoni
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