Calliostoma bigelowi
| Calliostoma bigelowi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. bigelowi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma bigelowi Clench & Aguayo, 1938 | |
Calliostoma bigelowi, common name Bigelow's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 33.5 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 375 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 375 m.[2]
References
- ↑ Calliostoma bigelowi Clench & Aguayo, 1938. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 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.
- 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
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