Calliostoma barbouri

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

Calliostoma barbouri
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C. barbouri
Binomial name
Calliostoma barbouri
Clench & Aguayo, 1946

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 27 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 192 m.[2]

gollark: ~~and if you try and measure which ones ND best, TJ09 will kill you~~
gollark: UVs are weighted 6x more than regular views, and obviously there's the view cap.
gollark: Oh, but I can't incubate another for 4 days, how lovely.
gollark: Oh cool, the 24h eggslot thing only applies to deliberately killed eggs. Now to pick a new one to sacrifice.
gollark: Oh well, hopefully I'll coordinate better next time!

References

  1. Calliostoma barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1946. 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.
  • "Calliostoma barbouri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Calliostoma barbouri in Johnsonia v. 4 no. 40-48, 1960


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