Gaza superba
Gaza superba is a species of deep sea sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | G. superba
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| Gaza superba (Dall, 1881)
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Description
The shell is 2,5 to 4 cm. in width and present a spire somewhat elavated. Apex open in adult. Umbilicus about 75% covered by callus. The color of the shelll is old ivory a Golden sheen. The early whorls faintly wine colored. The operculum is circular and yellow to brown colors[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Distribution
Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.[7]
Habitat
Muddy sand bottom; from 380 to 925 m depth, mostly around 600 m depth.[7]
References
- ↑ Gaza superba (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2010.
- ↑ ABBOTT, R.T. 1954: American Seashells. D. Van Nostrand Company Inc. New York. xiv + 541 p.
- ↑ ABBOTT, R.T. 1983: Compendium of Seashells, pg.40.
- ↑ ABBOTT, R.T. & DANCE, S.P. 1983: Compendium of Seashells, pg.40.
- ↑ CLENCH, W.J. & ABBOTT, R.T. 1943: The genera Gaza and Livona in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 12: 1–12.
- ↑ QUINN, JAMES F. JR. 1979: Biological results of the University Deep Sea Expeditions130. The systematics and zoogeography of the gastropod Family Trochidae Collected in the straits of Florida and its approaches. Malacología 19(1): 1-62.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 SIMONE, L.R.L. & C.M. CUNHA. 2006: Revision of genera Gaza and Callogaza (Vetigastropoda, Trochidae), with description of a new Brazilian species. Zootaxa 1318: 1–40. PDF
Other websites
- Integrated Taxonimic Information System (ITIS): Gaza superba (Dall, 1881) Taxonomic Serial No.: 70015
- Sea Life Base: Gaza superba (Dall, 1881)
- ZipCodeZoo.com: Gaza superba
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