Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Depressed Top Snail
Dall, 1881
Calliostoma yucatecanum
Class:
Order:
Family:
Gastropoda
Trochida
Calliostomatidae
Image Voucher:
ANSP
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
North Carolina to Quintana Roo
8 to 1170 meters
Diet:
Herbivore
Habitat:
Marine; Soft substrate
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Calliostoma yucatecanum Dall, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419434 on 2021-06-23
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/