Calliotropis acherontis

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

Calliotropis acherontis
Shell of Calliotropis acherontis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Eucyclidae
Genus:
Calliotropis
Species:
C. acherontis
Binomial name
Calliotropis acherontis
Marshall, 1979
Synonyms
  • Calliotropis (Calliotropis) acherontis Marshall, 1979 (original combination)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off East Australia, New Zealand, the Kermadec Islands and New Caledonia.

References
  1. Calliotropis acherontis Marshall, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Marshall B. A. (1979). The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 521–552-page(s): 529
  • Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72


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