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Calliostoma hassler

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Calliostoma hassler
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. hassler
Binomial name
Calliostoma hassler
Clench & Aguayo, 1939
Synonyms

Calliostoma (Astele) hassler Clench & Aguayo, 1939

Calliostoma hassler, common name Hassler's top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil at depths between 40 m and 64 m.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma hassler Clench & Aguayo, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532521 on 2012-12-07
  • Clench, W. J. and C. G. Aguayo. 1939. Notes and descriptions of new deep-water Mollusca obtained by the Harvard-Havana Expedition off the coast of Cuba. II. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural "Felipe Poey" 13: 189–197, pls. 28-29
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  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • ITIS
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Calliostoma hassler". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.