Calliostoma oregon
Calliostoma oregon, common name the Oregon Atlantic top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | C. oregon |
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| Calliostoma oregon Clench & Turner, 1960 | |
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Calliostoma (Kombologion) oregon Clench & Turner, 1960 | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 21 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico at depths between 206 m and 350 m.
References
- Calliostoma oregon Clench & Turner, 1960. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Clench, W. J. and R. D. Turner. 1960. The genus Calliostoma in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 4: 1–80
- 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.
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