Calliostoma barbouri

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Calliostoma barbouri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. barbouri
Binomial name
Calliostoma barbouri
Clench & Aguayo, 1946

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

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 27 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 192 m. [2]

References

  1. Calliostoma barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1946 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 22 April 2010.
  2. 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 .