Calliotropis rostrum

Calliotropis rostrum is a marine gastropod in the family Eucyclidae.[1]

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

Description

The height of the shell reaches 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and in the Coral Sea.

References
  1. Calliotropis rostrum 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 rostrum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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