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Various views of shells of Gaza superba with the operculum visible in place
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Turbinidae
Subfamily:	Margaritinae
Genus:	Gaza
Species:	G. superba
Binomial name
*Gaza superba* (Dall, 1881)
Synonyms
Callogaza superba Dall, 1881 Gaza superba Dall 1889 Gaza (Callogaza) superba Thiele 1929 Gaza watsoni Rios 1985

Gaza superba is a species of deep sea sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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

Distribution

Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

Habitat

Muddy sand bottom; from 380 to 925 m depth, mostly around 600 m depth.

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