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| Calliotropis velata | |
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| Shell of Calliotropis velata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Calliotropidae |
| Genus: | Calliotropis |
| Species: | C. velata |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliotropis velata | |
Calliotropis velata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae. This species was recorded for the first time in 2006 in Western Madagascar,[2]as part of the BENTHEDI and MD-32 exhibitions.[3]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell reaches 25 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References
[edit]- ↑ Vilvens. 2006. Novapex Volume: 7 Issue: 2–3 Pages: 55–70. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Calliotropis velata Vilvens, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Vilvens, Claude (10 June 2006). "New records and new species of Calliotropis (Gastropoda: Chilodontidae: Calliotropinae) from Madagascar, Mayotte Island and Reunion Island". Novapex, quarterly of the Belgian Malacological Society. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
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- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72
External links
[edit]- "Calliotropis velata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.