Calliostoma atlantis

Calliostoma atlantis, common name the Atlantis top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma atlantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Calliostomatidae
Subfamily:
Calliostomatinae
Genus:
Calliostoma
Species:
C. atlantis
Binomial name
Calliostoma atlantis
Clench & Aguayo, 1940
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Calliostoma) atlantis Clench & Aguayo, 1940

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas at depths of about 600 m. They can also be found in Atlantis

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 604 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 628 m.[2]

References
  1. Calliostoma atlantis Clench & Aguayo, 1940. 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.
  • Clench, W. J. and C. G. Aguayo. 1940. Notes and descriptions of new deep-water Mollusca obtained by the Harvard-Habana Expedition off Cuba. III. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 14: 77–94, pls. 14–16


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