Taxon profile
species
Haliella abyssicola Bartsch, 1917
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » order Littorinimorpha » family Eulimidae » genus Haliella
ID: 551140
pID: 308199
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2008-09-04 09:50:30 - User Jiří Novák
Last change: 2013-11-29 23:00:10 - User Ondřej Zicha
Data last updated: 2021-03-13 09:49:55
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[[t:551140;<em>Haliella abyssicola</em>]] Bartsch, 1917
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id551140/"><em>Haliella abyssicola</em></a>
pID: 308199
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2008-09-04 09:50:30 - User Jiří Novák
Last change: 2013-11-29 23:00:10 - User Ondřej Zicha
Data last updated: 2021-03-13 09:49:55
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id551140/
Text function: [[t:551140;<em>Haliella abyssicola</em>]]
[[t:551140;<em>Haliella abyssicola</em>]] Bartsch, 1917
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id551140/"><em>Haliella abyssicola</em></a>
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Author: McLean J.H. & Gosliner T.M.
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Description
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 112717
Text Type: 1
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Created: 2021-11-22 19:22:34 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
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Text ID: 112717
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Created: 2021-11-22 19:22:34 - User Delsing Jan
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Description. Shell tall, moderately large, opaque white; whorls 10, slightly rounded; growth scars irregular in position; columella with indentation; aperture long. Length 11 mm.
Type Locality and Type Specimens. Off San Diego, 822 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 251266. Material Examined.California: Santa Maria Basin, Phase I, sta. 40,392 m (1). Other material: two specimens at CAS [ex Stanford 51315].
Distribution. Off Columbia River, Oregon [CAS 102991 ] (46°N), to Punta San Pablo, Baja California Sur [USNM 266887] (27°N).
Habitat Soft bottoms, 400-1500 m; echinoderm host unknown.
Remarks. This species can be confused with no other. Its opaque shell with inflated whorls is characteristic.
Type Locality and Type Specimens. Off San Diego, 822 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 251266. Material Examined.California: Santa Maria Basin, Phase I, sta. 40,392 m (1). Other material: two specimens at CAS [ex Stanford 51315].
Distribution. Off Columbia River, Oregon [CAS 102991 ] (46°N), to Punta San Pablo, Baja California Sur [USNM 266887] (27°N).
Habitat Soft bottoms, 400-1500 m; echinoderm host unknown.
Remarks. This species can be confused with no other. Its opaque shell with inflated whorls is characteristic.
McLean J.H. & Gosliner T.M. (1996) Taxonomic atlas of the benthic fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. Vol. 9, Pt. 2: The Mollusca: The Gastropoda.
Author: Jan Delsing
Links and literature
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Haliella abyssicola Bartsch, 1917]Data retrieved on: 29 November 2013