Calliotropis excelsior

Species of gastropod

Calliotropis excelsior

Scientific classification
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[edit]

The shell can grow to be 24 mm.[3]

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## Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and New Caledonia.

## References[edit]

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". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

* Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q5022625
* EoL: 13061845
* GBIF: 5724011
* iNaturalist: 1213287
* IRMNG: 11788274
* OBIS: 389083
* WoRMS: 389083

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