Calliostoma dentatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. dentatum
Binomial name
Calliostoma dentatum
Quinn, 1992

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas at depths between 12 m and 55 m.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.4 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 12 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 55 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Calliostoma dentatum Quinn, 1992. 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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