Calliotropis keras

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

Calliotropis keras
Shell of Calliotropis keras (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Seguenzioidea
Family:
Eucyclidae
Genus:
Calliotropis
Species:
C. keras
Binomial name
Calliotropis keras
Vilvens, 2007

Description

The length of the shell reaches 14 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and Tonga.

References
  1. Calliotropis keras 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.
  • "Calliotropis keras". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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