Calliotropis ostrideslithos
| Calliotropis ostrideslithos | |
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| Shell of Calliotropis ostrideslithos (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. ostrideslithos |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis ostrideslithos Vilvens, 2007 | |
Calliotropis ostrideslithos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
Description
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The size of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6 mm.
Distribution
[edit]Calliotropis ostrideslithos can be found in the waters surrounding Fiji.[2] and the Solomon Islands.
References
[edit]- ↑ Calliotropis ostrideslithos Vilvens, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Bouchet, P., Marshall, B.A., Heros, V. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, Volume 25. University of California Press, 2008. 33. ISBN 2-85653-614-X
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72
External links
[edit]- "Calliotropis ostrideslithos". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.