Calliostoma scalenum, common name the Gulfstream top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
| Calliostoma scalenum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Calliostoma |
| Species: | C. scalenum
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliostoma scalenum Quinn, 1992
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| Synonyms | |
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Calliostoma jujubinum auct. non Gmelin, 1791 | |
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 41 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA, at depths between 25 m and 80 m.
References edit
- ^ Calliostoma scalenum Quinn, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Quinn, J. F. Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77–114
- 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.
External links edit
- "Calliostoma scalenum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.