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Calliostoma adelae
Side view of a shell of Calliostoma adelae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Calliostoma
Species:	C. adelae
Binomial name
Calliostoma adelae Schwengel, 1951
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.

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.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 24 m.

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. ^ 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". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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