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Calliotropis persculpta

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Calliotropis persculpta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. persculpta
Binomial name
Calliotropis persculpta
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1903)

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

Description

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The shell can grow up to be 10 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off South Africa

References

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  • Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72
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  • "Calliotropis persculpta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.