Calliotropis ceratophora
Appearance
Calliotropis ceratophora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
Family: | Calliotropidae |
Genus: | Calliotropis |
Species: | C. ceratophora
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Binomial name | |
Calliotropis ceratophora | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Calliotropis ceratophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell can grow to be 28 mm in length.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off North and Central America.
References
[edit]- ^ W.H. Dall, Diagnoses of new species of Mollusks from the West Coast of America; Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum xviii, 1895, pp. 7-20.
- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliotropis ceratophora (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592778 on 2013-04-14
External links
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