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
Dolium (Eudolium) crosseanum var. solidior Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906
Dolium bairdii Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881
Dolium bayrdi 'Verrill' Paetel, 1887
Dolium biornatum Tate, 1894
Eudolium inflatum Kuroda & Habe, 1952
Eudolium kuroharai Azuma, 1960
Eudolium lineatum Osima, 1943
Morio lineata Schepman, 1909

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

  1. Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881. Am. Journ. Sci., 3 (22): 296. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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