Biology:Calliotropis excelsior

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliotropis excelsior
Calliotropis excelsior.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. excelsior
Binomial name
Calliotropis excelsior
Vilvens, 2004[1]
Synonyms
  • Calliotropis (Solaricida) excelsior Vilvens, 2004

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

  1. 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
  2. Calliotropis excelsior Vilvens, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  3. "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