Calliostoma adelae

Calliostoma adelae
Side view of a shell of Calliostoma adelae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. adelae
Binomial name
Calliostoma adelae
Schwengel, 1951 [1]
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.[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

  1. Schwengel, J. S. 1951. New marine mollusks from British West Indies and Florida Keys. Nautilus 64: 116-119, pl. 8.
  2. Calliostoma adelae Schwengel, 1951.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 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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