Eudolium bairdii
| Eudolium bairdii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Tonnidae |
| Genus: | Eudolium |
| Species: | E. bairdii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Dolium (Eudolium) bituminatum Martin, 1933 | |
Eudolium bairdii is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.[2]
Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & E.A.Smith, 1881) Description: Shell light in weight, ornamented with about 18 spiral ribs with a smaller rib between each. Major ribs on the posterior part of the body whorl with or without weak to strong beads. Varix on outer lip; lip finely toothed within. Columella callus thin, with underlying ribbing showing through; umbilicus closed. Colour white with major spiral ribs yellowish to reddish brown. Size: Up to 76 mm in length. Distribution: Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indo-West Pacific Oceans; in Australia, known only from Port Stephens to Ulladulla, NSW, at depths of 412-1829 metres. Rare. Synonym: Shells from the Indo-West Pacific have been called Eudolium lineata (Schepman, 1909). Figs. 1,2: Off Wollongong, NSW, in 500 m (C.301349)
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 76 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 17 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 823 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881. Am. Journ. Sci., 3 (22): 296. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- 1 2 Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881). Vos, C.; Gofas, S. (2009). Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141686 on 9 July 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.