Biology:Calliostoma adelae
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Calliostoma adelae | |
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| Side view of a shell of Calliostoma adelae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. adelae
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma adelae Schwengel, 1951 [1]
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| Synonyms | |
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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.[2]
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.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 24 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Schwengel, J. S. 1951. New marine mollusks from British West Indies and Florida Keys. Nautilus 64: 116-119, pl. 8.
- ↑ Calliostoma adelae Schwengel, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
External links
- "Calliostoma adelae" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_2361.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3141157 entry
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