Calliotropis excelsior

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

Calliotropis excelsior
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Eucyclidae
Genus:
Calliotropis
Species:
C. excelsior
Binomial name
Calliotropis excelsior
Vilvens, 2004[1]
Synonyms
  • Calliotropis (Solaricida) excelsior Vilvens, 2004

Description

The shell can grow to be 24 mm.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and New Caledonia.

References
  1. Vilvens, C., 2004. Description of four new species of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Trochidae: Eucyclinae: Calliotropini) from New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu. Novapex 5(1):19–31
  2. Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  3. "Calliotropis (Solaricida) excelsior". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  • Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.


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