Calliotropis siphaios

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

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

Description

The shell reaches a height of 5.2 mm.

Distribution

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

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


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