Calliotropis hysterea
Appearance
Calliotropis hysterea | |
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Shell of Calliotropis hysterea (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Calliotropidae |
Genus: | Calliotropis |
Species: | C. hysterea
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Binomial name | |
Calliotropis hysterea Vilvens, 2007
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Calliotropis hysterea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell reaches up to 6mm, covered by iridescent nacre spines along the outside, much like other species in the genus Calliotropis.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off New Caledonia
References
[edit]- ^ Calliotropis hysterea Vilvens, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.
External links
[edit]- "Calliotropis hysterea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.