Calliotropis eltanini

Calliotropis eltanini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]

Calliotropis eltanini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Eucyclidae
Genus:
Calliotropis
Species:
C. eltanini
Binomial name
Calliotropis eltanini
Dell, 1990 [1]

Description

The length of the shell reaches 14.1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off the South Shetland Islands at a depth of 900 m.

References
  1. Dell, R. K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca, with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin 27: iv + 311 pp
  2. Calliotropis eltanini Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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