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Calliostoma bigelowi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Calliostoma
Species:	C. bigelowi
Binomial name
Calliostoma bigelowi Clench & Aguayo, 1938

Calliostoma bigelowi, common name Bigelow'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 and the Caribbean Sea.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 33.5 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 375 m. Maximum recorded depth is 375 m.

References

1. Calliostoma bigelowi Clench & Aguayo, 1938. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
2. ^ 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 bigelowi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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