Calliostoma hassler
Calliostoma hassler, common name Hassler's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma hassler | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Calliostomatinae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. hassler |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma hassler Clench & Aguayo, 1939 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma (Astele) hassler Clench & Aguayo, 1939 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 32 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil at depths between 40 m and 64 m.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma hassler Clench & Aguayo, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532521 on 2012-12-07
- Clench, W. J. and C. G. Aguayo. 1939. Notes and descriptions of new deep-water Mollusca obtained by the Harvard-Havana Expedition off the coast of Cuba. II. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 13: 189-197, pls. 28-29
External links
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Calliostoma hassler". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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