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    Calliotropis excelsior

    Topic: Biology

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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




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