Calliostoma barbouri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
Description The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 27 m. Maximum recorded depth is 192 m.
References
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.
External links
Calliostoma barbouri in Johnsonia v. 4 no. 40-48, 1960