Calliotropis ostrideslithos
Appearance
Calliotropis ostrideslithos | |
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Shell of Calliotropis ostrideslithos (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Calliotropidae |
Genus: | Calliotropis |
Species: | C. ostrideslithos
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Binomial name | |
Calliotropis ostrideslithos Vilvens, 2007
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Calliotropis ostrideslithos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]Calliotropis ostrideslithos can be found in the waters surrounding Fiji.[2] and the Solomon Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ Calliotropis ostrideslithos Vilvens, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ^ 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
External links
[edit]- "Calliotropis ostrideslithos". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.