Calliotropis ostrideslithos
Calliotropis ostrideslithos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
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| Shell of Calliotropis ostrideslithos (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | C. ostrideslithos |
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| Calliotropis ostrideslithos Vilvens, 2007 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6 mm.
Distribution
C. ostrideslithos can be found in the waters surrounding Fiji.[2] and the Solomon Islands.
References
- Calliotropis ostrideslithos Vilvens, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Bouchet, P., Marshall, B.A., Heros, V. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, Volume 25. University of California Press, 2008. 33. ISBN 2-85653-614-X
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72
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