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Calliostoma layardi

Overview

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Trawled at 100-120 meters. Collected by local people, March 2004.

Interesting Facts

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Description

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Family Trochidae

Operculum thin and horny , with numerous spiral lines .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Vetigastropoda () - Salvini-Plawen, 1980
        Order: Archaeogastropoda ()
        Superfamily: Trochoidea () - C.S. Rafinesque, 1815
        Family: Trochidae () - C.S. Rafinesque, 1815 - Top Snails
        Subfamily: Calliostomatinae ()
        Genus: Calliostoma () - W.A. Swainson, 1840
        Specific name: layardi - Sowerby, 1897
        Scientific name: - Calliostoma layardi Sowerby, 1897

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Calliostoma

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. adelae (Keys Topsnail) · C. annulatum (Purple-Ring Topsnail) · C. bairdi (Baird's Top-Shell) · C. bairdii (Baird's Top-Shell) · C. canaliculatum (Channeled Topsnail) · C. dentatum (Sprocket Topsnail) · C. euglyptum (Sculptured Topsnail) · C. fascinans (Enchanting Topsnail) · C. gemmulatum (Gem Topsnail) · C. gloriosum (Glorious Topsnail) · C. granulatum (European Granular Top-Shell) · C. javanicum (Chocolate-Line Topsnail) · C. jujubinum (Mottled Topsnail) · C. ligatum (Blue Topsnail) · C. marionae (Mahogany Topsnail) · C. occidentale (Boreal Topsnail) · C. platinum (Silvery Topsnail) · C. psyche (Psyche Topsnail) · C. pulchrum (Beautiful Topsnail) · C. roseolum (Rosy Topsnail) · C. sapidum (Ratchet Topsnail) · C. scalenum (Gulf Stream Topsnail) · C. splendens (Splendid Topsnail) · C. supragranosum (Granulose Topsnail) · C. tampaense (Tampa Bay Topsnail) · C. tricolor (Tricolor Topsnail) · C. turbinum (Spindle Topsnail) · C. variegatum (Variegate Topsnail) · C. yucatecanum (Depressed Topsnail)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 08, 2007:

Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Natal Museum - Mollusc Collection
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Mollusc Collection

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1908102
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14852806
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2085469

Last Revised: 7/15/2012