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Calliotropis ostrideslithos

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Calliotropis ostrideslithos
Shell of Calliotropis ostrideslithos (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. ostrideslithos
Binomial name
Calliotropis ostrideslithos
Vilvens, 2007

Calliotropis ostrideslithos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6 mm.

Distribution

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Calliotropis ostrideslithos can be found in the waters surrounding Fiji.[2] and the Solomon Islands.

References

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  1. ^ Calliotropis ostrideslithos Vilvens, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P., Marshall, B.A., Heros, V. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, Volume 25. University of California Press, 2008. 33. ISBN 2-85653-614-X
  • Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72
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