Calliotropis ceratophora

Calliotropis ceratophora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.[2]

Calliotropis ceratophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Eucyclidae
Genus: Calliotropis
Species:
C. ceratophora
Binomial name
Calliotropis ceratophora
(Dall, 1896) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Bathybembix ceratophora (Dall, 1896)
  • Calliotropis (Solaricida) ceratophora (Dall, 1906)
  • Solariella ceratophora Dall, 1896 (original combination)

Description

The shell can grow to be 28 mm in length.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off North and Central America.

References
  1. W.H. Dall, Diagnoses of new species of Mollusks from the West Coast of America; Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum xviii, 1895, pp. 7-20.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliotropis ceratophora (Dall, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592778 on 2013-04-14


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