Calliotropis actinophora

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

Calliotropis actinophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Eucyclidae
Genus:
Calliotropis
Species:
C. actinophora
Binomial name
Calliotropis actinophora
(Dall, 1890)
Synonyms[1]
  • Margarita actinophora Dall, 1890 (original combination)
  • Solariella actinophora Dall, 1880

Description

The length of the shell measures 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles and in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.

References
  1. Calliotropis actinophora (Dall, 1890). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • "Calliotropis actinophora". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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