Biology:Calliotropis patula

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Calliotropis patula
Calliotropis patula 001.jpg
Original drawing with two views of a shell of Calliotropis patula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. patula
Binomial name
Calliotropis patula
(Martens, 1904) [1]
Synonyms

Basilissa patula Watson, 1878

Calliotropis patula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mozambique.

References

  1. v. Martens, Sitzungsberichte d. Gesellsch. nat. Freunde Berlin, 1901, S. 25.
  2. Calliotropis patula (Martens, 1904). 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5022665 entry