Calliostoma axelolssoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Calliostomatidae |
Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
Genus: | Calliostoma |
Species: | C. axelolssoni |
Binomial name | |
Calliostoma axelolssoni Quinn, 1992 | |
Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma axelolssoni, common name Olsson's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 33 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Lesser Antilles and Northern Brazil at a depth of 230 m.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma axelolssoni Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532507 on 2012-12-07
- Bayer, F. M. 1971. Biological results of the University of Miami Deep-Sea Expeditions. 79. New and unusual mollusks collected by R/V John Elliott Pillsbury and R/V Gerda in the tropical Western Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science 21: 111–236.
- Quinn, J. F. Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114
External links
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma axelolssoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Calliostoma axelolssoni |
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