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Calotrophon velero

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Calotrophon velero
Shell of Calotrophon velero (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Calotrophon
Species:
C. velero
Binomial name
Calotrophon velero
(Vokes, 1970)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calotrophon (Panamurex) velero (Vokes, 1970)
  • Poirieria (Panamurex) velero (Vokes, 1970)
  • Poirieria velero Vokes, 1970 (original combination)

Calotrophon velero is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana and the Netherlands Antilles.

References

  1. ^ a b Calotrophon velero (Vokes, 1970). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2011.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 196
  • Garrigues B. & Lamy D. , 2017. Muricidae récoltés en Guyane au cours de l’expédition La Planète Revisitée. Xenophora Taxonomy 15: 29-38
  • "Calotrophon velero". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.


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