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Species of Calliostoma (Gastropoda, Calliostomatidae) from Namibia with a new species from the Walvis Ridge

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Three species of Calliostoma (Gastropoda) have been found from the SE Atlantic Ocean off Namibia; C. granulatum (Born, 1780), C. perfragile G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 and C. valdiviense spec. nov. Calliostoma granulatum is a shelfal species that lives in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Scotland to Namibia. The finds off Namibia form the southernmost distribution limit for that species. Calliostoma perfragile is known from the lower shelf off South Africa; a Namibian specimen is the northernmost extent of the distribution area. A single specimen of C. valdiviense spec. nov. was found on the Valdivia Bank (Walvis Ridge).

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23601782

Authors: Hoffman, Leon, Castillo, Sara, Zettler, Michael L.

Language: English

Topic: Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7224575413

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