Eudolium bairdii

Eudolium bairdii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Tonnidae
Genus:	Eudolium
Species:	E. bairdii
Binomial name
	Eudolium bairdii; (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881)[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Dolium (Eudolium) bituminatum Martin, 1933; Dolium (Eudolium) crosseanum var. solidior Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906; Dolium bairdii Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881; Dolium bayrdi 'Verrill' Paetel, 1887; Dolium biornatum Tate, 1894; Eudolium inflatum Kuroda & Habe, 1952; Eudolium kuroharai Azuma, 1960 ; Eudolium lineatum Osima, 1943; Morio lineata Schepman, 1909

Eudolium bairdii is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.^[2]

Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & E.A.Smith, 1881) Description: Shell light in weight, ornamented with about 18 spiral ribs with a smaller rib between each. Major ribs on the posterior part of the body whorl with or without weak to strong beads. Varix on outer lip; lip finely toothed within. Columella callus thin, with underlying ribbing showing through; umbilicus closed. Colour white with major spiral ribs yellowish to reddish brown. Size: Up to 76 mm in length. Distribution: Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indo-West Pacific Oceans; in Australia, known only from Port Stephens to Ulladulla, NSW, at depths of 412–1829 metres. Rare. Synonym: Shells from the Indo-West Pacific have been called Eudolium lineata (Schepman, 1909). Figs. 1,2: Off Wollongong, NSW, in 500 m (C.301349)

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 76 mm.^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 17 m.^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 823 m.^[3]

References

↑ Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881. Am. Journ. Sci., 3 (22): 296. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
1 2 Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881). Vos, C.; Gofas, S. (2009). Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141686 on 9 July 2010.
1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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[1] Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881. Am. Journ. Sci., 3 (22): 296. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881). Vos, C.; Gofas, S. (2009). Eudolium bairdii (Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1881). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141686 on 9 July 2010.

[Welch_2010-3] 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.