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Calliotropis stegos

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Calliotropis stegos
Shell of Calliotropis stegos (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. stegos
Binomial name
Calliotropis stegos
Vilvens, 2007

Calliotropis stegos 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 4 mm and 7.5 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomon Islands.

References

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  1. ^ Calliotropis stegos Vilvens, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • 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 stegos". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.