Biology:Calliostoma adelae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliostoma adelae
Side view of a shell of Calliostoma adelae

Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. adelae
Binomial name
Calliostoma adelae
Schwengel, 1951 [2]
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Eutrochus) jujubinum adelae Schwengel, 1951

Calliostoma adelae, common name Adele's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida and the Florida Keys; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 45 mm.[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 24 m.[4]

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe. "Calliostoma adelae" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.902557/. 
  2. ↑ Schwengel, J. S. 1951. New marine mollusks from British West Indies and Florida Keys. Nautilus 64: 116-119, pl. 8.
  3. ↑ Calliostoma adelae Schwengel, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

Wikidata ☰ Q3141157 entry