Calliotropis actinophora
Appearance
Calliotropis actinophora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Calliotropidae |
Genus: | Calliotropis |
Species: | C. actinophora
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Binomial name | |
Calliotropis actinophora (Dall, 1890)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Calliotropis actinophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell measures 10 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles and in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Calliotropis actinophora (Dall, 1890). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- 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
[edit]- "Calliotropis actinophora". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.