Eudolium crosseanum
| Eudolium crosseanum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Crabbed shell -Barbados | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Tonnidae |
| Genus: | Eudolium |
| Species: | E. crosseanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudolium crosseanum (di Monterosato, 1869)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Cassidaria javana Martin, 1879 | |
Eudolium crosseanum is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 81 mm.[3]
Dorsal view of E. crosseanum
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 17 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 914 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Monterosato T. A. (di) (1869 (1 luglio)). Description d'un Dolium méditerranéen nouveau. Journal de Conchyliologie 17 (3): 228-230, pl. 12, fig. 1. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- 1 2 Eudolium crosseanum (di Monterosato, 1869). Vos, C. (2009). Eudolium crosseanum (di Monterosato, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160308 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.
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