Calliostoma cubense

Calliostoma cubense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species: C. cubense
Binomial name
Calliostoma cubense
Quinn, 1992

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

Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 16.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 11 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 11 m.[2]

References

  1. Calliostoma cubense Quinn, 1992.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 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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