Eudolium crosseanum

Eudolium crosseanum is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.[2]

Eudolium crosseanum
Eudolium crosseanum shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Tonnidae
Genus:
Eudolium
Species:
E. crosseanum
Binomial name
Eudolium crosseanum
Synonyms[2]

Cassidaria javana Martin, 1879
Doliopsis crosseana di Monterosato, 1872
Dolium crosseanum di Monterosato, 1869
Dolium pyriforme G. B. Sowerby III, 1914
Eudolium thompsoni McGinty, 1955

Distribution

Barbados.

Description
Abapertural view of a shell of E. crosseanum

The maximum recorded shell length is 81 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 17 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 914 m.[3]

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References
  1. Monterosato T. A. (di) (1869 (1 luglio)). Description d'un Dolium méditerranéen nouveau. Journal de Conchyliologie 17 (3): 228-230, pl. 12, fig. 1. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. Eudolium crosseanum (di Monterosato, 1869). Vos, C. (2009). Eudolium crosseanum (di Monterosato, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160308 on 9 July 2010 .
  3. 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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