Calliostoma adelae

Author
Schwengel, 1951
Common Names
  • Keys Topsnail
  • Adele's Top Shell

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Min Depth
2 meters
Max Depth
24 meters
Overall Geographic Range
East Florida to Florida Keys
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
References

  • Kaicher, S. D. 1980a. Card Catalogue of World-wide Shells. Pack #22 - Trochidae Part II. S. D. Kaicher, St. Petersburg, Florida. cards [i–ii], 2179–2274, 2276–2284.

  • Schwengel, J. S. 1951. New marine mollusks from British West Indies and Florida Keys. The Nautilus 64(4): 116–119, pl. 8.

  • Sunderland, K. 1989b. Caribbean calliostomas. American Conchologist 17(3): 12–13.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

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.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-14-2024.

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