Calliostoma atlantis

Calliostoma atlantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. atlantis
Binomial name
Calliostoma atlantis
Clench & Aguayo, 1940

Calliostoma atlantis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.[2]

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Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 604 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 628 m.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Calliostoma atlantis Clench & Aguayo, 1940.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b c 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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