Biology:Calliotropis excelsior
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Calliotropis excelsior | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Eucyclidae |
Genus: | Calliotropis |
Species: | C. excelsior
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Binomial name | |
Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004[1]
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Calliotropis excelsior is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]
Description
The shell can grow to be 24 mm.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and New Caledonia.
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ↑ "Calliotropis (Solaricida) excelsior". http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_44364.shtml.
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.
Wikidata ☰ Q5022625 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliotropis excelsior.
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